Scrolling through an old wallet on my phone, I spot a tiny altcoin position from 2021 that's down 98%, and the thought of finally dumping it just feels exhausting, so I close the app instead.
Crypto folks have this habit of hanging on way too long. On-chain numbers show it clear: late 2025, long-term holders control about 68% of Bitcoin supply, with chunks dormant for years, some forever lost to forgotten keys.
Altcoins tell a harsher story. Thousands launched in past cycles have faded to zero liquidity or outright dead, holders refusing to sell at losses until the project vanishes. Data from trackers like CMC points to millions of tokens now, but most trade pennies or less, victims of that same inertia.
