Lost Forever – 3 Million BTC Gone
One man threw away a hard drive with $200M in Bitcoin. It’s still in a landfill.
What happened?
In Bitcoin’s early days, people lost access to their wallets — or forgot they even had Bitcoin!
How much is lost?
Experts estimate over 3 million BTC is gone forever — stuck in lost hard drives and forgotten passwords.
Why it matters:
This reduces the actual supply, making Bitcoin even scarcer than people think.