Bitcoin’s Maximum Supply Is Now Well Below 21 Million

This gives even more value to Bitcoin for the future.

Sylvain Saurel
Nov 6 · 5 min read

When the Bitcoin Blockchain was created in 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto voluntarily set a maximum number of BTC that could be created. This number was arbitrarily set at 21 million. Thus, the number of Bitcoins that can be created through the mining process is limited. In fact, Bitcoin…

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Sylvain Saurel

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