#I have started to see things of the type that Bitcoin supply can be increased, I think it would be good to clarify this issue.
"static const CAmount MAX_MONEY = 21000000 * COIN;"
The COIN variable here is equal to 100,000,000 satoshi (1 BTC = 100 million satoshi)
MAX_MONEY = 21,000,000 BTC = 2,100,000,000,000,000 satoshi
This geometric series:
Total supply = 50 + 25 + 12.5 + ... ≈ 21,000,000 BTC
For example, if we make this change in the code:
static const CAmount MAX_MONEY = 100000000 * COIN; // 100 million BTC
If nodes accept this, theoretically 100 million BTC can be mined, but in practice
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