Did you know there are billions of dollars in Bitcoin that haven’t moved in over a decade?
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These are known as “Sleeping Bitcoins” — coins untouched since the early days (2009–2012). But what’s their fate?
Here are the top possibilities:
🔐 Lost private keys — The owners can’t access them. Gone forever.
⚰️ Holders passed away — No one else can unlock the wallets.
⏳ Strategic HODL — Waiting for the right time (or the moon).
🔥 Burned coins — Sent to unspendable addresses.
👀 Sudden movements — Rare awakenings that shake the market!
Why does it matter?
These inactive coins reduce the circulating supply — making Bitcoin even more scarce.
But if they suddenly wake up? The market could go wild.
The big question:
Are we looking at lost digital treasure... or ticking time bombs?