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, decentralized finance has its share of lost crypto. Some users forget to claim rewards, fail to understand staking mechanisms, or lose access to wallets with staked assets. An intriguing case is Curve Finance's CRV tokens, where the locked periods can span up to 4 years, making liquidity effectively paused.