Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin · Tuesday, September 15, 2026
It is estimated that at least 3 million Bitcoins are lost forever due to users forgetting wallet codes, discarding hard drives, or irreparable drive damage. This lost amount is currently valued at over $236 billion.
“Do you know how many Bitcoins have been lost? And I don't just mean that someone used them to buy a pizza as a stunt back in the day. I mean that the coins are in wallets that users can't remember the code for. Or they threw away the hard drive or are stored on a drive that is so damaged, it can't be turned on.”
“It's estimated that at least 3 million Bitcoins are lost forever.”
“3 million Bitcoin is currently valued at over $236 billion. That's a lot of lost money. But the true number is probably higher.”