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by tromp 1314 days ago
> which doesn't allow anyone to change its emission rate

Bitcoin changes its emission rate every 4 years. A fixed emission rate is far more desirable. Something like 1 coin per second forever looks more attractive and immutable than bitcoin's arbitrary capped emission, that doesn't guarantee security in the long term when block subsidy runs out.

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No. The policy is set in stone. 100% predictable. That's what I am talking about; it doesn't matter if that policy implies a 4 year halving.
The emission curve is set in stone. But you talked about emission rate, which in Bitcoin's case halves every 4 years.