There are 5 major types of none-purchased crypto
Miners / Proof of Stakes: got none-purchased crypto from mining / staking
Exchanges: got none-purchased crypto from trading fees, listing fees etc…
Coin founders / coin unlocks / pre-mined: got none purchased crypto because they created it
Hackers / scammers: got none purchased crypto due to hacking and scamming
Government confiscation: got none pucrhased crypto due to confiscation
Examples of exchange earning a lot of their money from trading fees, listing fees etc….
Coinbase reported a total annual revenue of $6.564 billion for the 2024 fiscal year
Coinbase reported a total annual revenue of $7.18 billion for the fiscal year 2025.
Example of coin founders / coin unlocks:
In March 2026, the cryptocurrency market experienced a record-breaking liquidity event with over $5.8 billion in tokens scheduled for release, which was roughly three times the typical monthly average
Example of government selling confiscated coins:
Germany completed the liquidation of 50,000 Bitcoin (BTC) in July 2024, which had been confiscated from the operators of the defunct film piracy website Movie2K. The state of Saxony’s authorities offloaded the massive digital asset hoard in a matter of weeks, netting roughly $2.89 billion at an average price of around $57,600 per coin
Total losses from cryptocurrency hacks in 2025 ranged between $2.7 billion and $3.4 billion depending on the reporting firm, making it one of the most destructive years on record for crypto infrastructure. When combined with personal scams and fraud, total crypto-related losses for the year climbed as high as $17 billion
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