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RE: Why There Is No Such Thing As "Draining The Reward Pool"

in #steemit8 years ago

In case anyone is interested in the math:

  • 230,348,857 STEEM currently in circulation
    (coinmarketcap.com)
  • 9.5% inflation = 21,883,141 STEEM generated per year
  • 75% of that to rewards pool = 16,412,356
  • Divide that by 365 - 44,965 STEEM per day.

When you factor in compound interest, this number will go up slightly over time.

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Precisely, thanks for clarifying the numbers. I was just using approximations, 46,000 is an average of what we should expect for the next 1-3 years, I guess.

When you factor in compound interest

I think you might be wrong here. the "interest" is not compounding. because the rate of inflation is declining.

That is to say, the 21,883,141 STEEM is fixed amount, but a progressively smaller percentage of the money supply.

That's a good point. I haven't done the math to see if the rate at which the inflation is decreased is <, >, or = to the rate at which new STEEM is generated. It would be an interesting thing to know!