0 sats \ 2 replies \ @bordalix 27 Nov 2022 \ on: Satoshi answers: why 21m Bitcoin limit? bitcoin
I find this answer better:
https://twitter.com/bordalix/status/1576963363745120257
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1 sat \ 1 reply \ @k00b OP 27 Nov 2022
I 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.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @bordalix 29 Nov 2022
It's not a Javascript thing, it's a IEEE standard:
https://www.ece.unb.ca/tervo/ee6373/IEEE64.htm
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