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		zitterbewegung on Aug 26, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: TSMC hikes chip prices up to 20% amid supply short... Actually Bitcoin and a lot of other coins have a coin limit (to prevent hyperinflation) and once the limit is set than the miners would make money on the transaction fee.

tromp on Aug 26, 2021 | [–]

Even a pure linear emission of 1 coin per second forever is disinflationary. A supply limit only serves to create FOMO.

imtringued on Aug 26, 2021 | [–]

You can have hyperinflation in a currency with limited supply. Lots of cryptocurrencies went to zero.

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