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An argument for why Satoshi chose 21,000,000 bitcoins each with 100,000,000 sats each. 1/
Humans tend to be able to differentiate up to 7 objects on a scale. This is why there are 7 numbers in a local phone number and 7 characters on a license plate.
Possibly, 1,000,000 is the number with the largest number of digits people can functionally wrap their head around. 2/
Possibly, 1,000,000 is the number with the largest number of digits people can functionally wrap their head around. 2/
So why 100,000,000 sats? 100x that big number isn't so hard. you want a number as big as possible also understood by people and 100 times a big number is easy.
But why 21 million? While the other values are good guesses as to what people can comprehend, 21 million is poetry. 3/
But why 21 million? While the other values are good guesses as to what people can comprehend, 21 million is poetry. 3/
21 is half of one of the most recognizable numbers from science fiction. 42 is the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything. I suggest to you that half of the ultimate answer to life is fixing the money. /end
