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, there are numerous examples of locked crypto in DeFi protocols. For instance, during the DeFi summer of 2020, many users lost access to their funds due to smart contract bugs or forgotten passphrases. Stats show up to 20% of all Bitcoin might be lost forever, with similar trends in DeFi.