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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @andyleroy OP 6 Jul 2022 \ parent \ on: How does everyone think about Bitcoin and Inflation - is a 21 million *permanent* cap correct? bitcoin

I don't have a specific answer, mainly curious in everyone's arguments (for/against)...

My initial thought is that on the outset the capped supply gives great scarcity properties, but over time it could be a hindrance with any of:

  • decreased mining (security) incentives
  • technology increases pose deflation (thus a bitcoin grows in purchasing power and proportion over time)
  • population increases pose purchasing power increases over time

This growing in adoption phase for bitcoin is so volatile and has so much upside that the exact inflation rate over time may not matter right now, but it may even pose other issues? Such as hindering investment in the ecosystem in the short term? #40456

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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @moon 6 Jul 2022
decreased mining (security) incentives

yeah this I'm also curious how it will turn out, but we probably won't be here to see

technology increases pose deflation (thus a bitcoin grows in purchasing power and proportion over time)

it seems that with or without bitcoin this is already the direction we are going

population increases pose purchasing power increases over time

how does that work? I think population is peaking soon

Thanks for the link, I'll reply on that other thread about that topic.

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