Bitcoin, with nearly 17 years of history, was once worth little, even below $1. The period of low value saw massive purchases, and some early buyers lost access to their Bitcoin holdings or were disregarded.As such, an estimated 2.3 million Bitcoins, representing approximately 11% to 19% of the total supply, are lost, according to Bitbo data. These coins are inaccessible, especially when private keys, hard drives, and other storage media are forgotten or lost. Despite the large amount of supply