{"id":367835,"date":"2019-01-10T21:00:28","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T21:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/?p=367835"},"modified":"2024-06-11T07:45:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T07:45:39","slug":"bitcoin-supply-lost-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/news\/bitcoin-supply-lost-forever\/","title":{"rendered":"50% of Bitcoin Supply Hasn\u2019t Moved in a Year, 20% May Be Lost Forever"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bitcoin<\/a> (BTC) earned its digital gold comparison due to a number of factors, but none more-so than its pre-programmed scarcity. There can only ever be a fixed supply of 21,000,000 BTC, as was designed by Satoshi Nakamoto in order to give Bitcoin its deflationary aspect.<\/p>\n That fixed supply also provides invaluable data to analysts who monitor the movement of BTC in order to attempt to determine potential market trends. Movement data also provides insight into how strong of hands Bitcoin and crypto HODLers have, and could potentially hint at how much BTC is lost forever.<\/p>\n Research firm Delphi Digital<\/a> is using data from Bitcoin\u2019s Unspent Transaction Output (UXTO) to attempt to determine the pivot point when sellers begin to fade, and accumulation begins, which might indicate if and when Bitcoin\u2019s bottom is in.<\/p>\n Each time a portion of BTC is spent, a new UXTO is created which denotes when the BTC has been moved. This helps Delphi Digital and other analysts determine just how much of Bitcoin\u2019s supply is patiently being held by investors. If UTXO\u2019s cumulative age drops, it means that transaction activity has picked up, and vice-versa.<\/p>\n Related Reading | Price Watch: BTC Likely Preparing for Bullish Ride<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The \u201c1 year+\u201d UXTO first began to decline mid-way through the 2017 bull run, indicating that longer-term holders had begun taking profit and selling off their BTC. The amount of BTC in circulation that had been moved within a year first dropped below 50% closer to the December 2017 peak, and from there began to decline rapidly as the bear market<\/a> picked up steam.<\/p>\n Ever since April 2018\u2019s trough low, 1 year+ UXTO has begun to rise again, suggesting that sellers have begun to run out of steam, and that the market may have shifted toward accumulation. Comparing this data to previous bull\/bear cycles could help analysts pin point when Bitcoin’s price bottom is in.<\/p>\n Data from the notorious 2014 into 2015 bear market shows that once 1 year+ UXTO jumped back above 50%, Bitcoin\u2019s price bottom followed soon after. According to current bear market data, 1 year+ UXTO climbed back up over 50% recently, just before Bitcoin\u2019s free fall toward its 2018 low of $3,250.<\/p>\n Lost bitcoins, however, also contribute to the final UXTO value. Delphi Digital also looked at 5+ year UXTO, which represents either the longest-term holders, or the portion of Bitcoin\u2019s supply that has been lost forever, either due to the owner passing away, or investors losing access to their private keys, and therefore their bitcoin.<\/p>\n Related Reading| Could Satoshi Nakamoto and the CIA Be Connected?<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nHODLing Strong: Over Half of Bitcoin\u2019s Supply Hasn\u2019t Move in a Year<\/h2>\n
20% of Bitcoin\u2019s Supply May Be Lost Forever<\/h2>\n