Dad: Son, I want one of those 21M Bitcoin so bad!!!

Son: Hi Dad,

I can understand this desire! One thing you should know: There will never be 21M BTC.

Dad: Why not 21M Bitcoin? Was I lied to?

Son: No, no one was lied to. Here is why: The block 501726 was generated without reward (-12.5 BTC), and block 526591 with half a reward (-6.25 BTC)

Also, the 50 BTC in the Genesis Block can't be spent, even if Satoshi comes back.

On top of that, ~4 million BTC have been lost. Well, those coins existed, but were lost. Maybe one or the other Satoshi will find its way back into circulation. However, keep stacking sats.

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