Economics • Estimated 30m

Bitcoin Supply and Demand

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Bitcoin supply is programmatically constrained by its issuance schedule, so long-run supply expansion is not discretionary. When demand for holding or transacting in bitcoin rises against that static schedule, price tends to increase.

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Curated resources (4)

• BIP 42: A Finite Monetary Supply for Bitcoin (article) Consensus-level reference for Bitcoin's finite issuance design.
• Bitcoin Developer Guide: Block Chain (article) Background on issuance mechanics and chain-level monetary rules.
• Bitcoin.page (article) Accessible explanations linking scarcity, demand, and price behavior.
• The Bitcoin Standard (book) Accessible thesis for how fixed supply interacts with rising monetary demand.

Direct prerequisites (2)

• Halving Cycle
• Monetization Process

Direct dependents (1)

• Volatility Psychology and Risk Sizing

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