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    May 22, 2024, 11:31:36 AM
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    Even though that might seem like a good thing, it has consequences associated with it. By burning bitcoin it might never be used as a currency and will just be used as an investment tool.
    Considering it is so highly divisible, Bitcoin can be used as a Currency even if only a rather small amount of it remains available.  I do not think it would be a problem.  The 'burn' happens naturally anyway, even if people do not send Bitcoin to inaccessible Addresses.

    Also.  Consider at some point in the future some body may out of complete luck generate the Private Key for that particular Address and the whole 'burnt' Bitcoin goes into circulation once again.  You just never know.

    Besides.  Do these Addresses contain such significant amounts anyway?  Last time I have seen their Balance, it did not seem like they had a big impact on the scarcity of Bitcoin.
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