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

Great point! A fascinating example is the story of the Ethereum Parity Wallet bug in 2017. Thousands of ETH were accidentally frozen due to a coding oversight, rendering them inaccessible. It's a reminder of the immutable nature of blockchain – once lost, often lost forever.