Money Supply

Bitcoin vs Monero

🏦 Maximum Supply

BTC - 21 million

XMR - 18.1 million initial, followed by a “tail emission” of 0.6 XMR per block (started in 2022) [1]; minimal inflationary model (less than 1% – comparable to gold but decreasing)

📈 Current State

BTC - 19.7 million [2]

XMR - 18.4 million [3]

⚖️ Point of Equal Supply

Projection for 2040

BTC ~ 21 million

XMR ~ 21 million

🕰️ Long-term Supply Outlook

By 2140

BTC - 21 million

XMR - 36.7 million [1]

[1] 0.6 * 30 * 24 * 365.25 = 157788 per year

0.6 XMR per block; one block every 2 min

[2] https://blockexplorer.one/bitcoin/mainnet

[3] https://localmonero.co/blocks/api/get_stats

Other ressources

https://xmrchain.net/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/512kwh/useful_for_learning_about_monero_coin_emission/

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Nice data. Thought I belive there’s no need to choose, beauty is in the eye of the “behodler”