Understanding Bitcoin’s Scarcity
Bitcoin is obviously scarce. And it seems to be becoming scarcer over time. But, perhaps due to the current bull run, doubts about both of these propositions are seemingly on the rise among bitcoin skeptics. Criticisms come in a few different flavors. The main one that I have seen argues that bitcoin cannot be scarce because it is highly divisible. Recently, that particular line of reasoning was subject to some particularly colorful discussions on Twitter. In this article, I want to clarify bitcoin’s scarcity. Let’s start with what the concept of scarcity actually means. What....
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