Inflation in the seigniorage currency could shape the future of bitcoin money

[sonaa]

Inflation in seigniorage currency poses a serious risk.  It is the profit made by the government from issuing currency, which is calculated as the difference between the cost of producing the money and its face value.  Especially when it is misused.  The risk increases when, historically, seigniorage often leads to inflation, i.e., hyperinflation, and in extreme cases, hyperinflation.  In today's global economy, with expanding money supply and increasing debt, these risks are ever-present.  Although these risks remain, Bitcoin offers a promising alternative, immune to inflationary pressures due to its decentralized and fixed-supply nature.    Bitcoin stays where it is and doesn't get that much inflation. So Bitcoin can create the future of money.

[Mia Chloe]

Inflation is a general world issue. The value of money all over the world continues to drop down continuously and it still doesn't seem to be stopping anytime soon.a long time ago i did some research about economics and money including what causes inflation. Well to start with , I am personally of the opinion based on my understanding so far that Paper money or rather cash is one of the vi factors promoting inflation.
The simple reason why everyone simply talks about investments every now and then is because they are all trying to prevent the effects of inflation from hitting them because it leaves everyone in a loss. Funds have to be put up as investments overtime to make sure that it gradually appreciates in value to prevent the effects of inflation.

[Themepen]

Yes that is right when governments print too much money it can cause big problems like inflation. This has happened before and can make economy unstable. Today with more debt and money being printed these problems are even more likely. Bitcoin is promising solution because it is not controlled by governments.

This means it ca not be inflated like traditional money. While Bitcoin has its own risks it has potential to create more stable financial future. As world deals with economic uncertainty Bitcoin unique features make it more viable option for the future of money.

[TomPluz]

I believe that inflation is something that no one can eventually stop...and even if the government will resort to price control there can come a time when inflation will eventually roar and soar. There are measures to control inflation - some are effective and some are not - but its effects will eventually come to all of us, the people. There has never been an effective economic system devised by man that can kill inflation...this is just like death and taxes, there is no way to eventually avoid them. Now, with the coming of Bitcoin, we are presented with an alternative form of currency where its total supply is already fixed and no government power can increase it just like what many central banks are doing with the fiat money: printing more money which resulted to more inflation. With the fiat money, there is no way we can increase its value per se as inflation is slowly eating its value over time...on the other hand with BTC there is an opportunity to experience deflationary value. Naturally, this is the way of viewing things straight from A to B but we know that in reality there will always be ups and downs since we are dealing with the real and open market and so the price of BTC can be a roller-coaster. In addition, to those wondering what is the meaning of seigniorage, just click on the link I provided.

[Wiseman]

Inflation in seigniorage currency poses a serious risk.  It is the profit made by the government from issuing currency, which is calculated as the difference between the cost of producing the money and its face value.  Especially when it is misused.  The risk increases when, historically, seigniorage often leads to inflation, i.e., hyperinflation, and in extreme cases, hyperinflation.  In today's global economy, with expanding money supply and increasing debt, these risks are ever-present.  Although these risks remain, Bitcoin offers a promising alternative, immune to inflationary pressures due to its decentralized and fixed-supply nature.    Bitcoin stays where it is and doesn't get that much inflation. So Bitcoin can create the future of money.

Bitcoin itself most likely not, but what was created after it is possible, cryptocurrency is a very good and honest monetary unit, but still there are those who created it and if we talk about bitcoin, then they mined millions of coins or those who issue new coins or stablecoins, they all have a huge number of coins on hand, there will always be so-called (feudal lords) who will have a huge amount of this money, but still if we consider the prospects for the future, then have something where cryptocurrency appears rather than the endless printing of money as now.

[yhiaali3]

Most of the economic problems of countries come from inflation, governments want money to spend on state affairs and the easiest way to get money is to print more paper money, whenever governments face new problems they print more money until the time comes when this money becomes worthless.

Bitcoin on the contrary has a fixed number of coins and the quantities released to the market through mining decrease every four years due to the halving where the rewards are halved, this prevents inflation and on the contrary makes the value of the currency increase over time due to scarcity.

[bitterguy28]

Yes that is right when governments print too much money it can cause big problems like inflation. This has happened before and can make economy unstable. Today with more debt and money being printed these problems are even more likely. Bitcoin is promising solution because it is not controlled by governments.

inflation occurs when the government print more money than the goods and services available increasing their prices this is why when people ask why can’t just the government print more money to pay off debts this is the reason why

as for bitcoin, aside from it is not controlled by any authority or third party its fixed supply contributes to its anti inflationary system which makes it a suitable asset for when inflation occurs

[NotATether]

inflation occurs when the government print more money than the goods and services available increasing their prices this is why when people ask why can’t just the government print more money to pay off debts this is the reason why

If you just got so much money out of nowhere by creating it from thin air, then there are more banknotes circulating which means the value of the currency and a single bank note is devalued as well, and yet there are still governments which think that they can get away with printing more money, especially US since they are a reserve currency.

[ZAINmalik75]

Inflation in seigniorage currency poses a serious risk.  It is the profit made by the government from issuing currency, which is calculated as the difference between the cost of producing the money and its face value.  Especially when it is misused.  The risk increases when, historically, seigniorage often leads to inflation, i.e., hyperinflation, and in extreme cases, hyperinflation.  In today's global economy, with expanding money supply and increasing debt, these risks are ever-present.  Although these risks remain, Bitcoin offers a promising alternative, immune to inflationary pressures due to its decentralized and fixed-supply nature.    Bitcoin stays where it is and doesn't get that much inflation. So Bitcoin can create the future of money.

Bitcoin can create a new future, but it cannot replace the fiat system because, like you said, fiat is used by governments for their own purposes. Most citizens don't understand finance, so they aren't aware if their funds are being misused by the government.

Bitcoin is a good option to survive inflation and even hyperinflation-like situations. The USA is printing a lot of money to meet people's needs, and individuals are spending heavily and taking loans from credit cards like it's nothing. The government is providing more loan facilities, and at some point, they might face bankruptcy. This is where financial analysts fear another breakdown, similar to what happened in 2008.

[Stompix]

inflation occurs when the government print more money than the goods and services available increasing their prices this is why when people ask why can’t just the government print more money to pay off debts this is the reason why

Inflation happens when people spend money on more than there is supply!
Govemrnt printing money doesn't automatically trigger inflation, this is Japan's money supply:
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MYAGM2JPM189S
yet Japan has not seen inaltion rates above 3% for 35 years
https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/JPN/japan/inflation-rate-cp
if people don't spend inflation won't happen!

[Tribalchief]

inflation occurs when the government print more money than the goods and services available increasing their prices this is why when people ask why can’t just the government print more money to pay off debts this is the reason why

Inflation happens when people spend money on more than there is supply!
Govemrnt printing money doesn't automatically trigger inflation, this is Japan's money supply:
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MYAGM2JPM189S
yet Japan has not seen inaltion rates above 3% for 35 years
https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/JPN/japan/inflation-rate-cp
if people don't spend inflation won't happen!

I don't really understand the first statement I underlined from your reply. How do people spend money than the supply of the country?. The thing about inflation is that it doesn't have a single/exact cause to attribute it. Excessive printing is a common factor that causes inflation, and most of us have always known this cause. I don't really know how Japan were able to pull up a good managing skill in sustaining  their economy for that long. Or could it be that those money that was printed are just used in replacing the older ones, rather than just pumping them directly into the economy for usage.