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How did Satoshi chose the 21M limit for #Bitcoin?

He reveals in an email with nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qqsy2ga7trfetvd3j65m3jptqw9k39wtq2mg85xz2w542p5dhg06e5qmhlpep that it was an educated guess.

He wanted to pick a number and issuing schedule that would work if Bitcoin would become mainstream but also if it stayed niche.

I guess it's a given that Satoshi was not an American; otherwise, he'd have used 1 USD as the reference.

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I think he used EUR as he know Sirius was European.

That is true. Didn't think of that.