When Money Dies: Rome’s Warning (Debasement Explained)

By Keeper

What If the Money Had a Hard Limit?

What if the money itself said:

“No more.”

No more promises.
No more printing.
No more silent theft.

Just one global supply. Fixed forever.
No levers. No rulers. No cheats.

Why 21 Million?

That’s the number I chose:
21 million bitcoin.

Not 21 billion. Not 100 trillion.
Just 21 million.

Why?

Because it’s enough.
Enough to be shared.
Enough to be scarce.
Enough to matter.

And it works — perfectly — with how Bitcoin is born:

• ⛏ A new block every 10 minutes
• ⚖️ Rewards cut in half every 4 years
• 🌑 Until the very last coin is mined, around the year 2140
  

No inflation. No surprises. Just math.

Think of It Like a Game

If you play a game where points are handed out for free…
soon, the points don’t mean anything.

But if you earn each one,
and you know no one else can cheat —
suddenly… every point matters.

That’s how I designed Bitcoin.

A game where:

• Every player follows the same rules
• No one can press “print”
• And the scoreboard is locked
  

Why Scarcity Creates Trust

Think about your rarest card.
Your favorite toy.
Your grandma’s old coin.

If someone made a billion copies…
would it still feel special?

Probably not.

That’s why Bitcoin has a limit.
Because scarcity is what makes things honest.
And honesty is what makes things last.

In a World Addicted to “More”…

Bitcoin says:

“Enough.”

Enough lies.
Enough printing.
Enough emperors pretending to fix what they always break.

Bitcoin doesn’t promise more.
It promises no more.

And sometimes… that’s the strongest promise of all.