> But it's also designed to work like a pyramid scheme. Most of the Bitcoin that will ever exist is already in the hands of a small group of early adopters. Wh

> But it's also designed to work like a pyramid scheme. Most of the Bitcoin that will ever exist is already in the hands of a small group of early adopters. What if Bitcoin were superseded by a cryptocurrency with a linear emission (i.e. a constant block reward)? Would that no longer be a pyramid scheme? > everyone who owns U.S. Dollars will become poorer. You mean everyone who owns dollars but no bitcoin.