Educational Byte: Why Some Cryptos Have Supply Caps - and Others Don’t

Educational Byte: Why Some Cryptos Have Supply Caps - and Others Don’t

July 21, 2026 · 4 min

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This episode explores why some cryptocurrencies have supply caps while others do not.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/educational-byte-why-some-cryptos-have-supply-caps-and-others-dont . Some cryptocurrencies are capped forever. Others never stop issuing coins. Here’s why both systems exist. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories . You can also check exclusive content about #supply-and-demand , #crypto-adoption , #cryptocurrency-investment , #21-million-bitcoin , #crypto-mining , #economics-of-scarcity , #obyte , #good-company , and more. This story was written by: @obyte . Learn more about this writer by checking @obyte's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . Some cryptocurrencies are capped forever. Others never stop issuing coins. Here’s why both systems exist.

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