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> But that's affected mostly by factors other than money supply? That's a good point. I think the "mostly" is highly dependent on the rate of "money printing"
by sgeisler 7y ago
> But that's affected mostly by factors other than money supply?
That's a good point. I think the "mostly" is highly dependent on the rate of "money printing" and where exactly this money goes. But the Libra/Fiat rate might not be necessary anymore as an indicator once it becomes a useful indicator because of rising consumer good prices.
> BTC does not provide price stability.
If bitcoin gets adopted more widely and has a bigger market cap the volatility should go down. The supply shocks every ~4y due to the block reward halving are getting smaller too. But sure, a free market money will never be as stable as a currency with central bank interference. For me that's not a bug but a feature, it doesn't shield market participants from economic realities, so they can actually adapt.
- eru 7y agoThe block reward halving shouldn't shock anything: it's perfectly predictable. Btw, free market currencies can be much more stable than central bank currencies. See eg https://www.alt-m.org/2015/07/29/there-was-no-place-like-canada/ https://www.alt-m.org/2015/07/29/there-was-no-place-like-can...