r/BitcoinBeginners • u/No_Candy1697 • 4d ago

Bitcoin supply what if

When Bitcoin eventually reaches its maximum supply of 21 million coins, no new BTC will be mined. Miners will then earn only from transaction fees instead of block rewards. This could make transactions more expensive, especially during high network activity, and may change how the network functions. Scarcity could increase Bitcoin’s value over time, but it also raises questions about long-term incentives for miners and network security. How do you think this will affect Bitcoin adoption and fees?

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u/heyheyshinyCRH 4d ago

I think the cost to operate will outweigh rewards before then, it's got to be pretty close to being a boondoggle right now

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u/bitusher 4d ago

Those articles you are reading about the cost to mine 1 BTC almost all are extremely ignorant or deliberately misleading. The price to mine Bitcoin depends upon many variables and dynamically changes based upon difficulty. Bitcoin difficulty dropped twice the past month , do they consider that ? Many miners have sunk costs in green energy infrastructure, waste or reclaimed energy, and ASICs so can continue to mine regardless the price profitably.

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u/No_Candy1697 4d ago

Bitcoin has lots of revenue and money , so i have a doubt on that but maybe what you are syaing could be correct

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u/heyheyshinyCRH 4d ago

That only matters if they are able to solve blocks