In the vast, unfathomable universe of cryptocurrency, where logic takes a backseat and chaos rides shotgun, an astonishing 913,111 Ethereum tokens have apparently decided to embark on a permanent vacation. According to Coinbase director Conor Grogan—who presumably triple-checked his math before delivering this cosmic-sized oops—these tokens represent 0.76
So, how does one lose an entire fortune in Ethereum? Well, the methods are as creative as they are baffling: Take the Parity wallet, for example. Designed with multisig functionality, it pulled off the ultimate magic trick: making 306,000 ETH ($95 million at the time) vanish into thin air. Poof! No hard fork to the rescue—just a friendly reminder that the blockchain never forgets. 🎩✨ Meanwhile, the late, unlamented QuadrigaCX exchange misplaced 60,000 ETH because, well, who needs documentation when you have blind optimism? Some of its ETH even wandered into the wrong smart contracts—like showing up at a party you weren’t invited to. Awkward. 🎉 In 2022, the Akutars NFT project, led by former MLB player Micah Johnson, tried a Dutch auction mint. But surprise! Two sneaky bugs swiped $34 million faster than a bored intern on Twitter. 💸🐛 Oh, and let’s not forget the 25,000 ETH collectively sent to burn addresses—either as sacrifice to the crypto gods or because someone got sloppy with their copy-paste game. 📋🔥 Grogan admits the $3.4 billion figure is probably undershooting reality. After all, it doesn’t include lost private keys. You know, those little digital “keys” you swore you’d remember but now might as well be hiding in the same dimension as your missing socks. 🧦🔑 Meanwhile, 5.3 million ETH have been ceremoniously incinerated post-EIP‑1559. Consider it a Viking funeral for tokens—minus the longboats but with just as much drama. ⛵🔥 2025-07-21 10:49
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