<p>Yes. Those bitcoins will never be used again unless someone creates a private key that hashes to the same public key.</p>

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placeybordeaux
<p>What happens to a person's bitcoins if they should happen to die prematurely?  Will those coins be lost forever if no one knows that person's wallet info?</p>

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What happens to a person's bitcoins if they should happen to die prematurely?
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# What happens to a person's bitcoins if they should happen to die prematurely?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-03-22)

What happens to a person's bitcoins if they should happen to die prematurely? Will those coins be lost forever if no one knows that person's wallet info?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2013-03-22. Score: 1

Yes. Those bitcoins will never be used again unless someone creates a private key that hashes to the same public key.


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