Over the past few years, many Bitcoins have been lost forever due to people throwing away old hard drives or entire computers. One Redditor managed to bring back an old laptop to life, and it holds a Bitcoin wallet containing 533 BTC. Many people have forgotten that they ever owed any Bitcoin or other cryptocurrency. Recovering Over $5 Million in Bitcoin As a result, a portion of the limited supply has been lost forever due to decaying computer hardware. In this particular case, lost Bitcoins have been recovered successfully. One Redditor recovered a laptop that is roughly 10 years old.
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