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The evolution of Bitcoin's deflationary features
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The reluctance to spend Bitcoin due to its expected increase in value can be credited to the ideas evolved by figures such as Nick Szabo. While not the ideal system for a currency, it may be better than anything else witnessed due to the evolution of ideas.
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The dilution of a currency over time can incentivize its usage as a currency, whereas if its value is expected to increase over time, people are less likely to spend it.
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The dilution of a currency over time can incentivize its usage as a currency, whereas if its value is expected to increase over time, people are less likely to spend it. While not ideal, the Bitcoin system's accidental design may make it fundamentally better than anything else out there.
ChapterThe evolution of Bitcoin's deflationary features
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The evolution of ideas leading to the creation of Bitcoin is more significant than the figures involved, and Nick Szabo is arguably the person most responsible for it.
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The evolution of ideas leading to the creation of Bitcoin is more significant than the figures involved, and Nick Szabo is arguably the person most responsible for it. While some suggest that Naval Ravikant could be Satoshi Nakamoto, he denies it.