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What Is a ‘Supply Cap’ in Cryptocurrency?

A hard limit on the total number of coins that will ever exist, ensuring absolute scarcity and clear monetary policy.
Greeks.Live18.11.25

What Is a ‘Supply Cap’ in Cryptocurrency?

A supply cap is a hard limit on the total number of coins that will ever be created for a particular cryptocurrency. Once this cap is reached, no new coins will be minted.

This feature is a strong deflationary element, creating absolute scarcity and providing a clear monetary policy.

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