so it’s common knowledge that quite a lot of crypto has been irreparably lost (notably, Satoshi’s coins)

similarly, there must be a sizable chunk of crypto that’s been permanently deposited into pools or other DeFi protocols

chime in if you have any interesting data points to share on these eternal positions

It's true that significant amounts of crypto are locked forever—about 20% of all Bitcoin is considered lost. In DeFi, users lose access due to private key mismanagement or irreversible smart contract bugs. It's an evolving digital graveyard contributing to crypto scarcity. Fascinating dynamic!