Bitcoin is not going to die even though people stop mining.. As long as currencies will be digital(And as the trend goes, fiat money is also digital these days) so as long as the currencies will be digital bitcoin will not only live, but thrive!
Gold did not "die" just because it is almost impossible to find any more gold by mining in the mountain(At least for regular people to earn money of it) It is still a valuable currency! The same goes for Bitcoin, when something has gotten it value, the value stands! Bitcoin will only grow and grow until it is have replaced regular money "completely"(At least it will be better choice for people than other currencies) People just have to see it.. When we hit the next financial crisis(When the bubble bursts, Bitcoin will be the new safe heaven) Before it was gold, silver and oil.. But none of this have the same protection against inflation, since nobody really knows how much gold, silver or oil it is.. And at the top of that is the oil price dropping, gas and such are not as good alternative anymore!
A decentralised valuta based on services rather than a value(But still with a limited supply) is the only way to make an really safe and stable economy! (Mark my words!)
And remember, we still havent had a really big financial crisis since Bitcoin was born.. Bitcoin was born just after the 2009 crisis.. So now people suddenly have a new safe heaven, and so far regular banksters and people have had no real reason to convert to Bitcoin, litecoin and such.. But as soon america get a new president and they dont support the banks anymore, wallstreet will plummit and Bitcoin price will get so high that everyone sitting on 10 BTC + will be rich!
BTC will be to hold big values, when Litecoin and maybe Monero++ will be used for any small transactions.. And the banks will of course offer their cryptos after a while as well!
If you have seen the Tv series, Mr. Robot, (Season 2 that is on tv now) you can see this plot "in action" where "E-corp" after the big hack where they crashed all the banks and destroyed the market, the released the E-Coin, a cryptocurrency from Evil corp..
But people are tired of the rich getting richer, and bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, are from regular people for regular people, so i think it will have a much bigger chance for sucess! (So sit on your bitcoin, so the banks and governments doesnt buy up every BTC that is and try to manipulate the Bitcoin market as well)
But how big is the market cap in cryptos now? Around 1200 Billion dollars or so? (That is pretty much when you think it really isnt a product, and is pretty new) No other currency in the world have done this.. The one that have been closest to doing so have not been able to do it without selling the soul to their country or so(By selling all of their land, or people or something like that) Bitcoin, or the community have done so by selling an cause.. By selling freedom! And people will gladly invest in freedom when it even earns them money and at the same time offer them a safe heaven for all their assets!
So we have done a really good job people, this is revolutionary, and we should really celebrate! <3
I love all of you that have made this possible, 7 years ago, we had no chance to have a free market if the government wanted otherwise, now we have a free market, and it is growing, and it is nothing anyone can do with it! This is what history will look back and see as what made humans free again!
Namaste fellow pioneers!
Best Regards