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by totalZero 1958 days ago
Central banking does have some benefits. Printing money can make a currency more valuable if it reduces volatility, because that draws more participants into the currency.

> The finite supply is a feature, not a bug.

Finite supply means that a guy who mined a bunch of bitcoin in his dorm room in 2011 because the university gave him free electricity can move the price when he decides to sell.