2026-01-13 12:33:19

Traditional fiat currencies—your dollars, nairas, euros—are tangible money you can physically hold. Governments and central banks control their supply and monetary policy.

Crypto tells a different story. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies operate as digital assets without any central authority controlling them. No government, no central bank. The real kicker? Bitcoin's supply is capped at 21 million coins. That's it. Fixed forever. It's like digital gold with absolute scarcity built into the code itself. That's what makes it fundamentally different from any fiat system.

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Web3Educator

· 01-15 01:11

here's the thing tho—21m bitcoin cap sounds beautiful on paper but lol, good luck explaining that to your grandma who just sees numbers disappearing from her wallet. fundamentally speaking, scarcity ≠ value unless people actually believe it does, right?

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MevHunter

· 01-13 13:03

The 21 million cap is truly impressive; this is the real hard currency.

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AltcoinMarathoner

· 01-13 13:03

ngl, 21M cap is basically the finish line written in code. been dca-ing since the realization hit that fiat printing goes brrr forever. mile 20 energy tbh, most people still think we're at kilometer 2.

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NotSatoshi

· 01-13 12:54

21 million tokens sound like a lot, but upon closer thought, it's really not enough to distribute.

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quiet_lurker