2026-01-06 00:30:52

Only 1 million bitcoins remain to be mined. That's it.

This raises a critical question: what's the market impact when supply becomes genuinely scarce? As mining winds down over the coming years, the halving cycle gets tighter. Transaction fees might spike. Miner incentives shift dramatically. Will this trigger the supply shock many predict, or does the narrative differ once we actually get there?

The math is clear—scarcity is hardcoded into Bitcoin's DNA. But whether that translates into price momentum or just attracts narrative-driven speculation is the real puzzle.

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ConfusedWhale

· 01-08 23:17

Wait, is it really only 1 million coins left? That number sounds impressive. On the day transaction fees skyrocket, miners will probably cry, but to be honest... everyone is an economist when talking about scarcity. When it actually happens, it's a whole different story.

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HorizonHunter

· 01-06 12:00

Still have 1 million coins? It sounds scarce, but the real test will be when the fees skyrocket on that day...

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FloorSweeper

· 01-06 01:01

lmao everyone's gonna be surprised when fees become the actual narrative and price doesn't budge. supply shock is such a lazy take ngl

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WealthCoffee

· 01-06 00:57

Wait, are there really only 1 million left? It felt like two years ago we were still talking about 2 million... Math doesn't lie, but people's expectations always do.

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InscriptionGriller

· 01-06 00:49

Ha, it's the same old story of "scarcity," I've heard it for ten years.

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liquidation_watcher

· 01-06 00:32

One million Bitcoins sounds like a lot, but it will probably take until around 2140 to mine them all. Who knows what the situation will be like by then.

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