Quote from: Imerman2 on April 21, 2014, 01:49:10 AM

Quote from: BitCoinNutJob on April 20, 2014, 06:54:16 PM

Quote from: alfabitcoin on April 20, 2014, 03:44:54 PM

Quote from: BitCoinNutJob on April 20, 2014, 12:15:11 PM

good question, if they are lost and not in system then everyones bitcoin gained 7% value

Why? You mean in price? Explain specific how would btc worth more?

if they are lost and not useable ever again we have less total bitcoins in the economy and same demand = everyones bitcoins are worth more

Demand will change with regard to whatever the outcome is, it is a big event.

Worth more? Btc in existance does not dictate current price. If those btc are stolen and offered to sell, price would buttom. If those btc are lost, nothing will change what did not allready. Btc are not rare gemstones where rarety of item influance an price.
There are enough btc in circulation to be enough for any demand - it won't create ''shortage'' of btc.

Supply demand dictate the price, with later more important. And ''news'' also has big influance on the price.
So I disagree, if btc are lost, it won't worth more.