🧊 Bitcoin Silence: 7.5 Million BTC, THAT NOBODY IS SELLING

🕯 What are Lost Coins and why are they important

As of today, approximately 7.527 million BTC are classified as lost. This is nearly 40% of the total issuance limit of 21 million.

These coins are no longer traded. They have frozen. They are out of the game — at least for now.

What is included in this category:

  • 🧱 Satoshi Coins — untouched since 2009.
  • 🛠 Pioneer miners, who lost their keys.
  • 💾 Regular users who have forgotten their passwords or access to wallets.
  • 🧘 Holder-ascetics, who consciously froze BTC forever.

🩸 The Return of Dead Coins: When the Market Smells Blood

History shows:

Rapid rise in BTC price → awakening of old wallets → selling.

📌 Examples:

  • In December 2017, when BTC surpassed $17,000 — addresses that had been dormant since the 2010s were activated.
  • In the bull rally of 2021: dozens of addresses with coins from 2012–2013 suddenly began to move.

This is old blood coming to the market to take profit. Their return is a psychological mark of fear of missing out (FOMO Retrospective).

🛡 Stability of Lost Coins = Market Health

Currently, the Lost Coins indicator remains stable. This means:

  • 🔒 Long-term holders do not sell off.
  • 📉 The probability of oversupply is low.
  • 🧠 The belief in continued growth dominates, rather than panic.

The higher the lost coins metric, the fewer coins are available on the market. Less supply → higher price when demand is present.


📊 Infographic Idea: "Living vs Dead BTC Mass"

Create half circle or floating bar:

  • Segment 1: Lost Coins (7.5M BTC) — dark gray, with the label "unsellable"
  • Segment 2: Active BTC — light orange
  • Dynamics: arrow with explanation: "If Lost falls - the market anticipates supply pressure"

🧬 Final thought from DigitalPerson:

"Not all bitcoins are equal. Some are in a trader's wallet, others are on a hard drive at the bottom of the ocean. But the silence of old wallets is a loud cry of confidence in tomorrow's rate.

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