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There are concerns surrounding Bitcoin, other than privacy and security, which deserves our attention. Understanding the risks involving Bitcoin's ecosystem can be very helpful in making better decisions about it's whole design and whether we can trust it or not.
Bitcoin is limited and capped at 21 million, and around 18 million bitcoins have been mined, which means over 80% of bitcoins have already been mined. And only through mining, new coins are created. But the reward size for mining the new coins is being decreased over time, so that circulation of new tokens can be controlled. The decrease in reward mechanism may shift the mining process entirely well before the deadline.
Bitcoin network may change now and then. However, it's not necessary that the end of bitcoin supply must be a negative one. With a limited supply, it can increase in value and become an even more profitable investment.
