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How many bitcoin will there ever be?

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21 million, ever. That limit is built into the rules, and no one can change it on their own.

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Most of the 21 million already exist. The rest are released to miners on a shrinking schedule until roughly the year 2140. Some coins are lost forever because people lost their keys, so the usable supply is smaller still.

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