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The biggest Bitcoin losses of all time, ranked by current value.

#NameBTCYearValue
1
Satoshi Nakamoto
Genesis blocks — never moved
1,100,0002009£55.0B
2
Mt. Gox Hack
Exchange hack, partial recovery
850,0002014£42.5B
3
Bitfinex Hack
Stolen, partially recovered by DOJ
119,7562016£6.0B
4
Individual X (Silk Road)
FBI seized 2020
69,3702012£3.5B
5
Gerald Cotten (QuadrigaCX)
CEO died, keys lost
26,0002018£1.3B
6
Laszlo Hanyecz
2 pizzas — the most expensive meal in history
10,0002010£500.0M
7
James Howells
Hard drive in Welsh landfill
8,0002013£400.0M
8
Stefan Thomas
IronKey — 2 password attempts left
7,0022011£350.1M
9
Clifton Collins
Irish criminal seizure, keys in fishing rod case
6,0002017£300.0M
10
Matthew Mellon
Banking heir, XRP fortune inaccessible to heirs
1,9302018£96.5M

Values calculated from current BTC price. Some entries represent approximate amounts.

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