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Re:I Wasted 8 Years of My Life in Crypto by mr_windfrog on Sunday December 07, 2025 @11:33PM (#46188336)
I've always been intrigued by the whole "decentralized and fixed supply" argument around Bitcoin and similar cryptocurrencies.

But the more I look into it, the more I wonder: if one Bitcoin can be split into 0.1, 0.01, 0.001 or even smaller fractions for transactions, doesn't that kind of undermine the whole “fixed total supply” idea?

Also, sure, cryptocurrencies are decentralized in theory and the transactions are hard to trace. But at the end of the day, anyone holding crypt is still very much under the control of governments. You can't magically escape regulations or enforcement just because the currency is "decentralized." It's an interesting tension between theory and reality that I don't think enough people talk about.

Re:I Wasted 8 Years of My Life in Crypto by block_dagger on Sunday December 07, 2025 @11:40PM (#46188404)
The max supply is what makes it "hard money." Splitting it into smaller pieces is a separate concept and does not devalue it.
Re:I Wasted 8 Years of My Life in Crypto by mr_windfrog on Sunday December 07, 2025 @11:46PM (#46188468)
Ah, got it! Thanks for the clear explanation, really appreciate the clarification on max supply vs. divisibility and the Satoshi limit.
Re:I Wasted 8 Years of My Life in Crypto by jffry on Sunday December 07, 2025 @11:35PM (#46188348)
BTC cannot be split beyond 10^-8
Re:I Wasted 8 Years of My Life in Crypto by block_dagger on Sunday December 07, 2025 @11:39PM (#46188391)
With a soft fork it could easily.
Re:I Wasted 8 Years of My Life in Crypto by cypherpunks01 on Sunday December 07, 2025 @11:50PM (#46188494)
Lightning Network already uses millisatoshis. Of course they can't be settled in sub-satoshi amounts on the main chain, until there's enough interest in a fork to do so.

The fixed supply describes the total sum of units that have been issued, and that are intended to be issued in the future - it doesn't relate to the divisibility of those units.

Re:I Wasted 8 Years of My Life in Crypto by mr_windfrog on Sunday December 07, 2025 @11:47PM (#46188473)
Thanks , I've learned something new today!