Of course the max supply doesn't need to be 21 million. You just need to fork the code and change the supply. This way the new network will follow the footsteps of DOGE and Monero.
Bitcoin supply should not be be limited to 21 million.
We should follow the footsteps of DOGE and Monero.
Don't be a rabid MAXI.
Read this excellent article by the amazing core dev Peter Todd and educate yourself.
https://petertodd.org/2022/surprisingly-tail-emission-is-not-inflationary
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Should all the core devs fork off to use bitcoin as a data storage?