The number of bitcoins available (disregarding lost/forgotten ones) is fixed at 21M, and the rate at which they are created is more or less constant (by design)

The number of bitcoins available (disregarding lost/forgotten ones) is fixed at 21M, and the rate at which they are created is more or less constant (by design), so anti-mining regulations will not increase scarcity. If anything, restricting the network hash rate will make the network less secure and thus less valuable