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Unlike dollars, there will only ever be 21 million Bitcoin

Posted by Otto Knotzer on March 15, 2023 - 10:09am

Unlike dollars, there will only ever be 21 million Bitcoin

"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value - zero."

-Voltaire, 1694-1778

The history of fiat money (ie. money issued by government decree) shows that governments consistently increase supply far beyond demand. This invariably leads to devaluation of the currency over time, something that we experience as inflation. Looking at some examples:

  • The U.S. dollar has lost 96% of its value since 1913
  • The euro has lost 40% of its value since 1997
  • The pound has lost 99.602% of its value since 1751

 

“It's going to be very hard to unseat bitcoin as a store of value, because it's got a 14-year brand, and there's a finite supply.”

Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller

While fiat currencies have no upper limit to their supply, Bitcoin’s supply limit is set in stone at 21 million coins, over 90% of which are already in circulation. Meanwhile, Bitcoin’s value has increased dramatically over time. In fact, it has massively outperformed ever other major asset class over most time-frames: 

With Bitcoin currently sitting at more than 70% off it’s previous all-time-high, many investors with a long-term time horizon are now taking a close look at the marque cryptocurrency.

With Bitcoin currently sitting at more than 70% off it’s previous all-time-high, many investors with a long-term time horizon are now taking a close look at the marque cryptocurrency.