Bitcoin does have a mechanism to mirror this though. The rate of discovery halves every 4 years and only 21 million will ever be issued. When the blockchain w

Bitcoin does have a mechanism to mirror this though. The rate of discovery halves every 4 years and only 21 million will ever be issued. When the blockchain was started 50 Bitcoins per block were awarded until november 2012 when it was halved to 25. It is predicted to half again in 2017. https://en.bitcoin.it/w/index.php?title=Controlled_supply&redirect=no https://en.bitcoin.it/w/index.php?title=Controlled_supply&re...