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by Gasparila 3630 days ago
Each bitcoin can be theoretically split into 100 million Satoshis (the bitcoin equivalent of a penny I guess). The maximum number of bitcoin that can exist given the current system 21 million. Those multiplied together seem to me sufficient for any economy (about 12x the total amount of US currency in circulation if you count a satoshi as a penny), but someone who knows more about economics would have to chime in for sure
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>> if you count a satoshi as a penny

But... looks like today it is more like 2,000 satoshis per penny, pretty big difference?