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		swalsh on Dec 16, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bitcoin Developer Guide "This would make for different amounts of bitcoins being released rather than the (fairly) predictable current schedule." This is kind of the point. A predictable release of new bitcoins into the economy has no basis in good economics.

patcon on Dec 16, 2014 [–]

The main point of blocks is not to release bitcoins -- it's to timestamp and "lock in" blocks of transactions. You want to vary the reward or fees of you do anything here :)

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