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Norrrm

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2. What Happens to Bitcoin After All 21 Million Are Mined?

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed May 28, 2025, 10:23 PM

May 28

https://www.investopedia.com/tech/what-happens-bitcoin-after-21-million-mined/

What Happens to Bitcoin After All 21 Million Are Mined?

One of the chief characteristics of Bitcoin (BTC) is its limited coin supply. Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous name used by the creator(s) of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency, designed the cryptocurrency with a cap to limit the supply. This increases its scarcity over time, which tends to increase demand and price.

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