What are the problems with Bitcoin?

But what is interesting is that there are additional and bigger problems specifically with regard to Bitcoin. First, Bitcoin has a limited number of “coins” that amounts to 21 million BTCs when all the coins are mined by the year 2140.

What is bitcoin and how does it work?

What is Bitcoin? Bitcoin is the first and most widely recognized cryptocurrency. It enables peer-to-peer exchange of value in the digital realm through the use of a decentralized protocol, cryptography, and a mechanism to achieve global consensus on the state of a periodically updated public transaction ledger called a 'blockchain.'

What is Bitcoin Cash?

It arose out of a proposal aiming to solve scaling problems that had resulted in rising transaction costs and increasing transaction confirmation times. This version of Bitcoin began on August 1st, 2017. Read more: What is Bitcoin Cash? Was this helpful?

What happens when all Bitcoin is mined?

Once all Bitcoin has been mined the miners will still be incentivized to process transactions with fees. In fact, there are only 21 million bitcoins that can be mined in total. 1 Once miners have unlocked this number of bitcoins, the supply will be exhausted.