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

Absolutely, the DeFi ecosystem has its own version of 'ghost assets'. For example, many tokens locked in DeFi protocols during the early days have become inaccessible due to forgotten private keys or abandoned projects. A few well-known pools have untouched funds going back years!