Binance Founder CZ Highlights Hidden Scarcity as 20.07 Milli
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Cryptocurrency News | Cryptocurrency Prices | Market CapCZ Warns Bitcoin Scarcity Could Put Full Coins Out of Millionaires’ Reach
Bitcoin’s limited supply could make it increasingly difficult for even millionaires to own a full coin as more of the existing supply becomes unavailable, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao said. Zhao pointed to Bitcoin’s fixed 21 million-coin supply and the amount already mined. He also noted that some coins may be permanently inaccessible because their owners lost their private keys. Soon, millionaires won't be able to afford 1 full Bitcoin. — CZ…
Binance founder CZ highlights hidden scarcity as 20.07 milli
🚨 Binance founder CZ warns that much of $BTC supply is lost or inaccessible. 🔑 He says up to 20% of mined Bitcoin may never enter circulation. 💰 Just 4.4% of all Bitcoin remains to be mined, further limiting availability. 🕰️ Attention on Bitcoin's scarcity incr...
More than 95.5% of all bitcoins that may exist have already been created and Changpeng Zhao estimates that another 10%-20% could be lost forever, a combination that re-focuss on the real offer available.
According to ChainCatcher, Binance founder CZ posted on social media, "As of August 2026, over 20.07 million Bitcoins have been mined, with only about 4.4% of the supply remaining to be mined. I estimate that 10-20% of the existing Bitcoin supply is lost, stuck, or unrecoverable. It is a deflationary asset."
CZ Says Owning One Bitcoin Could Become Out of Reach for Millionaires
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, widely known as CZ, has reignited discussions about Bitcoin scarcity after suggesting that even millionaires may eventually struggle to own a full BTC. In a recent X post, CZ highlighted Bitcoins limited supply of 21 million coins. By August 2026, more than 20.07 million BTC had already been mined, leaving only around 4.4% of the total supply yet to enter circulation. However, the actual amount of Bitcoin availabl…
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