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Re:Why Monero by quantumBerry on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @03:11AM (#28521323)
Monero has infinite (but low rate) tail emission, meaning the unlike bitcoin the supply approaches infinity. Unless the basket of goods Monero can purchase also goes to infinity, Monero at some point will have inflation.
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Re:Why Monero by lxgr on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @08:21AM (#28523596)
In most economic models, inflation is not defined as being equivalent to the growth of the monetary base (although that does not stop many Bitcoin and other crypto proponents to claim it is).

In fact, a currency with a constant rate of issuance is actually highly deflationary in a growing economy.

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Re:Why Monero by quantumBerry on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @10:32AM (#28525414)
Hence why I said "Unless the basket of goods Monero can purchase also goes to infinity." I understand the definition of inflation.
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Re:Why Monero by akimball on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @07:19AM (#28523008)
The potential (not actual) Monero supply will surpass the Bitcoin supply in 2044. Lost keys may exceed emission, which would imply deflation of actual supply.
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