Satoshi didn't explain it very well other than that he put allot of care into it. He mentions its a 64bit value, but nothing about 21x10^14 being about half the maximum representation of a positive integer by a 64bit float.
I suspect 21 was chosen based on a convergence of low risk of improper computation due to overflows when adding or subtracting two sums, and a coincidence of 7x3 which are two "perfect" numbers.
7 represents God, and 3 represents the physical universe. One could say that 21 is God's perfection manifested in the universe, or said another way; Bitcoin is condensed energy in the information realm akin to a Szilard engine
it's also half of 42, which is the answer to the universe. I guess that means Bitcoin is half the answer to the universe. I wonder what the other half could be?
It's interesting to see how Mike's Bitcoin journey started. His later long and in-depth Bitcoin articles have positively influenced mine. I've always enjoyed reading his blog posts, whether or not bitcoin related...
I notice his address still holds the 82 bitcoins. I thought he had gotten rid of all his bitcoins when he left the project, or probably, he just lost the key.
Satoshi didn't explain it very well other than that he put allot of care into it. He mentions its a 64bit value, but nothing about 21x10^14 being about half the maximum representation of a positive integer by a 64bit float.
I suspect 21 was chosen based on a convergence of low risk of improper computation due to overflows when adding or subtracting two sums, and a coincidence of 7x3 which are two "perfect" numbers.
7 represents God, and 3 represents the physical universe. One could say that 21 is God's perfection manifested in the universe, or said another way; Bitcoin is condensed energy in the information realm akin to a Szilard engine
it's also half of 42, which is the answer to the universe. I guess that means Bitcoin is half the answer to the universe. I wonder what the other half could be?
How do I get out of this simulation we're in?
https://i.gyazo.com/714e1da4060c937b738ebb6b97f2d7b5.png
It's interesting to see how Mike's Bitcoin journey started. His later long and in-depth Bitcoin articles have positively influenced mine. I've always enjoyed reading his blog posts, whether or not bitcoin related...
I notice his address still holds the 82 bitcoins. I thought he had gotten rid of all his bitcoins when he left the project, or probably, he just lost the key.
I find this answer better:
view on twitter.comI trust satoshi's writing more than I trust guesses about his thoughts, but that is a really fun answer.
Javascript numbers are weird, but I doubt Satoshi thought much about javascript at all. AFAIK he didn't have much experience working with it.
It's not a Javascript thing, it's a IEEE standard:
https://www.ece.unb.ca/tervo/ee6373/IEEE64.htm
Should have been 42
будь внимательнее! 21 000 000 это 33 халвинга .Возрост Иисуса