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[p2p-research] Bitcoin open source implementation of P2P currency

Satoshi explains Bitcoin's fixed supply of 21,000,000 coins and how it differs from David Chaum's system, in response to Martien van Steenbergen's questions on the P2P Research mailing list.

Bitcoin open source implementation of P2P currency

Satoshi explains Bitcoin's proof-of-work mining, halving schedule, and fixed supply in response to questions from Joerg Baach and Sepp Hasslberger, comparing it to a precious metal where supply is predetermined and value changes.