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retired npub | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Is that a good thing??
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mcneb10 | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +3 
 I mean this is a bit of a pointless argument in semantics, but if Michael was referring to the total supply, circulating or not, you can see the total supply produced by mining for both Bitcoin and Monero. It’s essential that the total supply is available otherwise the value is meaningless.

As for the total currency in circulation, it’s impossible to tell for any currency. People with cryptocurrency have died and the private keys lost, same as how cash can be misplaced.
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₿logging₿itcoin | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 But you can see how much bitcoin is issued by typing:

bitcoin-cli gettxoutsetinfo

Bitcoin is the only sufficiently decentralized protocol with a finite supply. 

Knut Svanholm calls this absolute mathematical scarcity.  According to Knut, absolute mathematical scarcity is a discovery rather than an invention that cannot be replicated. 

That's what makes bitcoin different, nit the "block chain."

A million new block chains cannot rediscover absolute mathematical scarcity, but monero is infinite. 

Monero has better privacy. The early cypherpunks desired privacy for philosophical reasons, but most people on the world today do not value privacy. 

Most people desire to display wealth, drive fancy cars, wear fancy clothes, and buy VIP tickets at bitcoin conferences.

Privacy is necessary for an open society,  but it appears society does not desire to be open.