only checks the coinbase tho. could you guys stop pretending that's a full audit of the supply?
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It is not an audit in the accounting sense, but the total supply can be proven mathematically. This is by design, not a bug. Every Monero transaction cryptographically satisfies:
Sum(inputs) = Sum(outputs) + fee
The equation is provable without revealing amounts. It can be proven that every single transaction is inflation-free.
if you assume that proof is correct, you assume the consensus rules are correct, there is no need for this sleight of hand.
as homeboy already pointed out, that is incorrect.
deep dive into methodology is here: