While nearly 20 million coins have been "mined," many are not actually in circulation. 


• The Digital Graveyard: It is estimated that 3 to 4 million BTC are lost forever. These are coins held in wallets where the owners lost their private keys, passed away without sharing their passwords, or threw away old hard drives (like the famous case of James Howells, who accidentally tossed a drive now worth hundreds of millions). 
• Satoshi’s Stash: Bitcoin’s anonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, is believed to own about 1.1 million BTC. These coins have not moved in over 15 years.
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