We can’t help feeling the tides turning toward the radically new. That’s why the Big Three TV networks didn’t come up with YouTube, why the Big Three automakers didn’t come up with Uber, why the Big Three hotel chains didn’t come up with Airbnb. By the time the C-suites of the Fortune 1000 decide to pursue a new avenue of growth, a new entrant has broadsided them with speed, agility, and a superior offering.
Given the halving every four years of bitcoins mined in a block and the current rate of mining—six blocks per hour—those 21 million BTC should be in circulation around the year 2040.