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Total number of bitcoins (at t = infinity) is a conserved quantity. Do you think this sort of analysis applies to cryptocurrencies?



Iā€™d say it proves that cryptocurrencies that do not allow fractional reserve banking are just rehashes (no pun intended) of old & discredited bimetallic/gold standard/specie/mercantilist ways of thinking.


at t -> infinity, the total amount of bitcoins in circulation tends to 0 because there is always a positive probability to lose any private key.


Good point.




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