BTC logo
BTC
$108,835.45
1.81%
ETH logo
ETH
$3,943.22
1.01%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0006
0.02%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,153.07
2.96%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.3903
2.50%
SOL logo
SOL
$191.29
4.27%
USDC logo
USDC
$0.9999
0.00%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3199
1.44%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1936
3.51%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6619
2.34%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$38.00
2.87%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9997
0.03%
LINK logo
LINK
$17.99
1.69%
BCH logo
BCH
$515.11
2.35%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3209
2.53%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.6336
5.89%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$21.37
3.01%
WBT logo
WBT
$41.47
1.28%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6326
0.03%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1768
3.20%
BTC logo
BTC
$108,835.45
1.81%
ETH logo
ETH
$3,943.22
1.01%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0006
0.02%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,153.07
2.96%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.3903
2.50%
SOL logo
SOL
$191.29
4.27%
USDC logo
USDC
$0.9999
0.00%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3199
1.44%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1936
3.51%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6619
2.34%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$38.00
2.87%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9997
0.03%
LINK logo
LINK
$17.99
1.69%
BCH logo
BCH
$515.11
2.35%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3209
2.53%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.6336
5.89%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$21.37
3.01%
WBT logo
WBT
$41.47
1.28%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6326
0.03%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1768
3.20%
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Too Many Bitcoins: Making Sense of Exaggerated Inventory Claims

The total number of bitcoins in claimed ownership is greater than the total mined so far. How is this possible?

By Tim Swanson
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 2:03 p.m. Published Nov 30, 2014, 3:16 p.m.
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