Thread retarded again, shit's gonna happen..
smelling incoming pump
btw. tbh thinking deeper about it, satoshifanclub is kinda right and i took it a step further: what would happen if tommorow an asteroid hits the earth and kills nearly everything on earth?
no bitcoins, no millionairs and we wouldnt even need community consensus for that to happen....?
He is right in that it is technically possible, but he underestimates the obstacles to this happening. However, I can imagine a time in the future where the ruling consensus is that Bitcoin needs to start the printing press again because it has grown too big for its 21 million and many decimal points. But by then Bitcoin has taken off big time and we'll all be dead or millionaires/billionaires.
Of course he is right on a technical level, (I was just busting his balls and ignoring his point on purpose, because he ignores the point it is not practical in reality) but if this change was to be made, then all that would have to be decided, is what the new name for the new coins would be.
Also I can not see why would it ever need to be done? it would surely only be a psychological thing would it not? it is akin to share dilution
What would the difference be between
21 million coins at $1 dollar each
and 42 million coins at 50 cents each?
What would the difference be of a market cap of $21,000,000 and 21 million BTC being valued at $1 each and a $21,000,000 market cap, with 42 million coins being worth $0.50 each ? What difference would there be in purchasing power ?
If there is a need for "twice as many coins" then what would be the difference between increasing coin supply by x2 and the value of the BTC from doubling?
Say the protocol was changed, and it was decided that there would be x2 more coins from this friday, do you think x2 the money in the system would flow in, or do you think that the assumed value/purchasing power would be cut in half ?
I can see no good, practical reason to raise the amount of coins, say population of planet earth doubles in next 25 years, and
everyone uses BTC, then there would not be a shortage, the purchasing power and value of each satoshi would just be valued as more.
The only reason would be a psychological one.
Why would you ever need more?