Quote from: pawel7777 on February 15, 2018, 10:41:11 PM

Quote from: hase0278 on February 15, 2018, 09:28:46 PM

...If someone were to own large amounts of Bitcoin though, it is impossible for him to just die without leaving a clue for his family in order for them to access his wallet.

Agree, but recoverability of such coins would vastly depend on how knowledgeable the family is. If they aren't aware of what Bitcoin is and of the holdings the deceased person - then the risk of them throwing away any pieces of paper with passwords on it (or erasing usb devices etc) is much higher.

There's also popular opinion that it's best not to share information of you holding significant amount of cryptos even with close family - for the safety reasons or in case of divorce.

Actually quite a lot of people believe Satoshi is dead which would explain him never having touched his coins. If the very creator of bitcoin did not pass on his wallet details then I'm sure many others will do the same. There are probably many of us in our 20s here who have not considered such an event and passed on our information to loved ones.

I don't think these coins will ever be added back in to circulation. It's just part and parcel when dealing with any currency.