📊 Overview of the distribution of 21 million Bitcoins
🔹 57% of BTC is held by individual small holders – the community still plays a central role.
🔹 17.6% has been permanently lost (~3.7 million BTC) – due to lost wallets, forgotten private keys, sending to the wrong address…
🔹 5.2% belongs to Satoshi Nakamoto – over 1 million BTC has remained "inactive" for more than a decade.
🔹 ETFs, companies, and governments only account for about 10% – institutions still have a lot of "stage" left.
🔹 6.6% of BTC is yet to be mined, and will be gradually unlocked through upcoming halving events.
🔑 Bitcoin is a truly decentralized asset, with the majority in the hands of individual users.
But what is even more noteworthy: the actual circulating BTC is much lower than the figure of 21 million – this makes Bitcoin increasingly scarce and valuable.
