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Re:Ask HN: When will cryptocurrencies be currency? by zwily on Sunday July 02, 2017 @02:15PM (#14683656)
Don't you mean mildly inflationary? I believe the US fed aims for 1-2% inflation. Or did I misunderstand?

Similarly, bitcoin is deflationary because of the fixed supply.

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Re:Ask HN: When will cryptocurrencies be currency? by atmosx on Sunday July 02, 2017 @05:09PM (#14684358)
Yes tha is correct. I meant deflationary for bitcoin and inflationary for the USD
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