21 million That’s the maximum number of bitco

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21 million

That’s the maximum number of bitcoins that can be created, and as of January about 80 percent of that hard cap was already in existence.

The final 20 percent will have to be created through complex cryptographic puzzles, and those who want to actually make money mining them are looking for cheap land, cheap power, good Internet and a steady government.

The mining towns of the West are once again seeing “miners.”

[BuzzFeed]

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