The Bitcoin creator said lost coins would slightly raise the value of remaining holdings, framing the effect as a donation to all holders.
A 16-year-old remark from Satoshi Nakamoto has resurfaced in which the Bitcoin creator addressed a community question about lost Bitcoin. In the comment, Nakamoto said: “丢失的比特币只会让其他人的比特币价值略微增加，可以把它看作是对所有持币者的一种捐赠（Lost coins only make everyone else's coins worth slightly more.Think of it as a donation to everyone）”. The statement reflects Bitcoin’s fixed-supply design, where coins that are permanently inaccessible effectively reduce the circulating amount available to the market.