A set of data has drawn attention. When a well-known Korean exchange was cleaning up platform accounts, it was discovered that among 2.6 million inactive accounts, over $200 million in crypto assets were lying dormant. Even more astonishing is that some of these accounts haven't had any transfer records for 12 years.



The math is simple—those accounts that bought around 2012 and held long-term, experiencing Bitcoin's rise from a few hundred dollars to tens of thousands, and ETH from zero to the thousand-dollar level, have an asset return rate of over 61,000%. It's like investing 10,000 yuan and now it could be worth several million.

This reflects an interesting phenomenon: among early participants in the crypto market, many bought and forgot, letting their assets appreciate automatically on exchanges. The existence of 2.6 million inactive accounts also indirectly indicates the market's participation depth and time span. For current holders, this might also serve as a reminder—adopting a long-term perspective truly changes the game.
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LeekCuttervip
· 6h ago
Damn, bought in 2012 and now worth millions? I need to check my account...
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MemeKingNFTvip
· 6h ago
Forgot about it after buying... Truly amazing, this is the real "Mainland Rise and Fall." I haven't touched a single trade in twelve years, and it has increased by sixty thousand times. I'm stunned. Is this mocking us, the bunch of retail investors who watch the market every day?
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BrokenYieldvip
· 6h ago
lmao 260 million sitting in zombie accounts... that's either the most bullish or most bearish thing i've heard depending on how u frame it. like yeah, those 2012 bagholders are up 61k% but honestly? they probably forgot their seed phrases by now anyway. classic hodl cope story except it actually worked for once.
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GateUser-c802f0e8vip
· 6h ago
Wow, haven't touched it in 12 years? Those people are probably financially free now. They really just got lucky and won.
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