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A total of 19.8 million bitcoins have already been mined, but the circulating amount is definitely not at this scale;
Most bitcoins were lost in the early days for various reasons and cannot be recovered, or the death of bitcoin holders has caused some to be permanently untraceable;
It is estimated that about 17.6%, approximately 3.7 million bitcoins may have been permanently lost.
This means that the private keys for these bitcoins have been lost, making them unusable or transferable by anyone. Reasons for the loss include hard drive damage, forgetting to back up the private key, or theft of the private key. These lost bitcoins have effectively been removed from circulation, affecting the total supply and scarcity of bitcoin.
The amount that can actually circulate may be around 16.1 million coins;
Among the 16.1 million bitcoins, 31% #Bitcoin are held by governments, ETFs, and MicroStrategy, which is an increase of 14% compared to last year, and it will continue to increase next year;
It is estimated that in the future, there may only be 6 million coins left for retail investors;
And there are 6 billion people on Earth, but only 6 million bitcoins available to hold, so one bitcoin lasts forever!
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