StarkWare CEO Proposes 4% Annual Bitcoin Inflation
The post StarkWare CEO Proposes 4% Annual Bitcoin Inflation appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. StarkWare CEO proposed replacing Bitcoin’s 21 million supply cap with fixed 4% annual inflation. Ben-Sasson said lost private keys shrink Bitcoin’s supply and could weaken long-term security. Bitcoin supporters rejected the proposal, defending the 21 million cap as key to BTC’s scarcity. StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson has suggested the Bitcoin network should replace its fixed 21 million supply cap with a permanent 4% annual issuance rate. He argued that Bitcoin’s hard cap becomes less practical over time because private keys are constantly lost, permanently removing coins from circulation. Ben-Sasson also cited long-term concerns about Bitcoin’s network security. Ben-Sasson Questions Bitcoin’s Fixed Supply In a post on X, Ben-Sasson argued that Bitcoin’s fixed supply limit creates problems over the long term. “Capping the supply of Bitcoin at 21M doesn’t make sense,” he wrote. He added that