The internet changed how we share everything, right? Info, files, images, music... all of it could be copied endlessly. But now with Bitcoin, we’re seeing a new problem: scarcity. It’s not just about money anymore; it's like we're discovering programmable scarcity. In this digital world we live in, having limited digital assets seems inevitable now.
The Rise of Digital Scarcity with Bitcoin
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Totally agree! Before Bitcoin, everything digital was basically free and easy to duplicate. Then Bitcoin popped up and flipped the script. Imagine a digital item that can’t be copied, can be checked by anyone, and transferred securely. Sounds simple now, but back then? Mind-blowing. Plus, this idea of programmable scarcity opens up wild possibilities some cool, some... not so much.
But wait. Is it really about scarcity? I mean, yeah, there are 21 million Bitcoins, but that’s 100 million satoshis. So, aren’t we just looking at a fixed supply instead? It’s not the same as scarcity in the traditional sense.
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#4Aug 11, 2022, 08:48 PM
Good point. Bitcoin's big deal isn’t just that it’s "online cash" but that it allows us to own and transfer digital assets in a way we could never do before. The supply is capped at 21 million, and with its decentralized nature and proof-of-work, it’s a big deal. But we gotta be careful with the term "scarcity.” Limited doesn’t always equal valuable. Plenty of tokens claim to be limited, but their value is questionable.