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 fascinating to think about the crypto black holes. Did you know that there's over $1 billion worth of Ether trapped in smart contracts post-2017 due to lost private keys and coding errors? It's a testament to how crucial secure code and key management are in the DeFi space.