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