> An inflationary bug in bitcoin can be spotted. In Monero, it could go unnoticed.

Regardless, the clumsy hands of Bitcoin Core developers led to an inflationary bug in Bitcoin. :)

All coinbase coins in Monero are mined publicly, which means it is very easy to check the supply.

> What direction is monero planning to go on the ASIC issue?

Definitely not in favor of ASICs. Let the big corporate boyz mine Bitcoin. The Monero community doesn't want them in the network.

Several options are currently being considered. All are in the research stage.