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BIP-42

A finite monetary supply for Bitcoin.

In use

Makes sure the new coins paid to miners stop for good, so the total number of bitcoin has a limit.

Because of a quirk in the original code, the reward for each block would have jumped back to 50 bitcoin after 64 halvings, so new coins would have kept coming forever. The BIP is written as a joke, but its change is real: the reward is set to zero for good.

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