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Re:Former US SEC attorney: 'Get out of crypto platforms now' by cs702 on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @04:49PM (#36410317)
Maybe. Others have made that argument before. So far, it's been proven wrong. The rewards are already pretty small, and things are still working. Maybe it could happen after block rewards go to zero? I don't know. But we'll find out if you're right over the next six years!
Re:Former US SEC attorney: 'Get out of crypto platforms now' by tromp on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @05:15PM (#36410741)
> So far, it's been proven wrong.

How can a prediction of what happens after 2050 (i.e. after a total of 10 halvings to make subsidy negligible) have been proven wrong "so far" ??

Re:Former US SEC attorney: 'Get out of crypto platforms now' by kiicia on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @06:57PM (#36411892)
there is set amount of bitcoins to mint

transaction fees were intended to keep miners active