This is I think the point OP is making. Up to this point in time, there has been a steady, and somewhat exponential increase in the supply of Bitcoin. As you sa

This is I think the point OP is making. Up to this point in time, there has been a steady, and somewhat exponential increase in the supply of Bitcoin. As you say, that is about to start tapering off. At which point, the behaviour of the entire system can be expected to radically change.