On the subject of halving and diff changes.
Was there a specific reason Bitcoin was designed to reduce its emission rate in this fashion with these abrupt steps every 4 years or so?
Would it have been better to have designed it in such a way that the reduction was done at a much slower pace, say an almost imperceptible amount per block? So that over the four years the amount is still halved but instead of in one go, over the course of the entire 4 year period?
sounds to me like you are now qualified to start up your own alt coin