Bitcoin Q&A: The 21 million supply cap
What determines the supply of bitcoin? A probabilistic, geometrically declining supply function meant to simulate the issuance of precious metals. Every ten minutes, new bitcoin are created. Every four years, the block reward cuts in half in what is known as "the Halvening."
Will the supply cap at 21 million bitcoins cause problems for adoption? If there is demand, the bitcoin already issued will circulate in the market and create velocity in the economy. We will see different monetary policies for other cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin is unequally distributed and it may make a new 1%, but it may also make you part of the new 0%. The fundamental difference is that the new Bitcoin 1% got there through being rewarded for taking risks on a new and relatively untested currency, whereas the traditional 1% got there because their grandfather killed more people than my grandfather.
Watch the rest of the presentation: https://youtu.be/P6F1vTG_hA0
The first question is part of a talk which took place at the Singularity University's Innovation Partnership Program (IPP): https://youtu.be/l1si5ZWLgy0
The second question is part (Q&A-3) of a keynote talk which took place on October 19th 2016 during the Bitcoin Wednesday Meetup at the Eye Film Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands: https://www.meetup.com/BitcoinWednesd...
Event Info: http://www.bitcoinwednesday.com/event...
Presentation Info: http://www.bitcoinwednesday.com/anton...
Watch the full talk here: https://youtu.be/3MLy5Z5ISeA
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Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a technologist and serial entrepreneur who has become one of the most well-known and well-respected figures in bitcoin.
Follow on Twitter: @aantonop https://twitter.com/aantonop
Website: https://antonopoulos.com/
He is the author of two books: “Mastering Bitcoin,” published by O’Reilly Media and considered the best technical guide to bitcoin; “The Internet of Money,” a book about why bitcoin matters.
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MASTERING BITCOIN: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Bi...
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Will the supply cap at 21 million bitcoins cause problems for adoption? If there is demand, the bitcoin already issued will circulate in the market and create velocity in the economy. We will see different monetary policies for other cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin is unequally distributed and it may make a new 1%, but it may also make you part of the new 0%. The fundamental difference is that the new Bitcoin 1% got there through being rewarded for taking risks on a new and relatively untested currency, whereas the traditional 1% got there because their grandfather killed more people than my grandfather.
Watch the rest of the presentation: https://youtu.be/P6F1vTG_hA0
The first question is part of a talk which took place at the Singularity University's Innovation Partnership Program (IPP): https://youtu.be/l1si5ZWLgy0
The second question is part (Q&A-3) of a keynote talk which took place on October 19th 2016 during the Bitcoin Wednesday Meetup at the Eye Film Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands: https://www.meetup.com/BitcoinWednesd...
Event Info: http://www.bitcoinwednesday.com/event...
Presentation Info: http://www.bitcoinwednesday.com/anton...
Watch the full talk here: https://youtu.be/3MLy5Z5ISeA
RELATED:
Divisibility and deflationary monetary policy - https://youtu.be/xhLgxX_wU6E
The rules of Bitcoin (part 1) - https://youtu.be/VnQu4uylfOs
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Global financial crisis (GFC) - https://youtu.be/JU3gNC_ZPKM
The revolution in trust - https://youtu.be/iWfpxB3HZOY
Who determines the value of bitcoins? - https://youtu.be/DucvYCX1CVI
The end of vampire-squid financing - https://youtu.be/yyXOQG5iNWo
The Stories We Tell About Money - https://youtu.be/ONvg9SbauMg
Fake News, Fake Money - https://youtu.be/i_wOEL6dprg
Is Bitcoin a democracy? - https://youtu.be/TC3Hq76UT5g
Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a technologist and serial entrepreneur who has become one of the most well-known and well-respected figures in bitcoin.
Follow on Twitter: @aantonop https://twitter.com/aantonop
Website: https://antonopoulos.com/
He is the author of two books: “Mastering Bitcoin,” published by O’Reilly Media and considered the best technical guide to bitcoin; “The Internet of Money,” a book about why bitcoin matters.
THE INTERNET OF MONEY, v1: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Internet-Mon...
MASTERING BITCOIN: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Bi...
[NEW] MASTERING BITCOIN, 2nd Edition: https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Bitc...
Subscribe to the channel to learn more about Bitcoin & open blockchains!
If you want early-access to talks and a chance to participate in a monthly LIVE Q&A with Andreas, become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/aantonop
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