According to Coinbase Product Director Conor Grogan, as of January 31, 2025, at least 913,111 ETH has been lost due to mistakes made by holders.
The lost tokens are worth approximately $3.43 billion, representing 0.76% of the circulating supply.
Actual Losses Likely Much Higher
Grogan shared his analysis on July 21 via a post on X, noting that if we include the 5.3 million ETH burned through EIP-1559, then more than 5% of the total supply ever created has been permanently destroyed. This translates to $23.42 billion worth of the cryptocurrency.
The Coinbase executive added that this amount only covers ETH that is locked forever, which is much lower than what has been lost or is unreachable. “To be clear, this $3.4B+ number significantly undershoots the actual lost/inaccessible ETH amount,” he explained.
For instance, the results do not account for all missing private keys or dormant wallets like forgotten Genesis wallets. His report also lists addresses and transaction details an
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