🧠 Today is Satoshi Saturday — Let's Talk Scarcity, Math & Legacy ⚡️ Everyone knows Bitcoin has a hard supply cap of 21 million $BTC, but did you know DigiByte follows the same math — just scaled 1,000× to 21 billion $DGB? So, 1 BTC = 1,000 $DGB in terms of scarcity. Let’s break it down 👇 1️⃣ The Cap: 21 Million vs 21 Billion Bitcoin’s supply is permanently limited to 21,000,000 BTC. DigiByte mirrors that model — but with 21,000,000,000 DGB, exactly 1,000× more units. Mathematically, owning 1 BTC today = 1,000 DGB in scarcity ratio. Both represent the same percentage of their total supply. 2️⃣ Satoshi Stated: “Total circulation will be 21,000,000 coins. It’ll be distributed to network nodes when they make blocks, with the amount cut in half every 4 years.” — Satoshi Nakamoto, 2009 That’s the first time he defined Bitcoin’s total cap and halving schedule — a mathematical framework DigiByte still uses today. 3️⃣ Why 21 Million? (Satoshi’s Email to Mike Hearn, April 2009) In his now-historic email explaining the logic behind Bitcoin’s supply and divisibility, Satoshi wrote: “My choice for the number of coins and distribution schedule was an educated guess. It was a difficult choice, because once the network is going it’s locked in and we’re stuck with it. I wanted to pick something that would make prices similar to existing currencies, but without knowing the future, that’s very hard. I ended up picking something in the middle. If Bitcoin remains a small niche, it’ll be worth less per unit than existing currencies. If you imagine it being used for some fraction of world commerce, then there’s only going to be 21 million coins for the whole world, so it would be worth much more per unit. Values are 64-bit integers with 8 decimal places, so 1 coin is represented internally as 100000000. There’s plenty of granularity if typical prices become small. For example, if 0.001 is worth 1 Euro, then it might be easier to change where the decimal point is displayed, so if you had 1 Bitcoin it’s now displayed as 1000, and 0.001 is displayed as 1.” — Satoshi to Mike Hearn (2009 Email Archive) That single paragraph reveals his entire logic: If Bitcoin ever went global, the unit representation would need to expand — either by moving the decimal point or by having more visible units. In other words: If Bitcoin were to reach mainstream adoption, its economy would effectively look like a 21 billion-unit system. 4️⃣ DigiByte = That Vision Realized DigiByte kept Satoshi’s exact supply ratio — but scaled it 1,000× for real-world usability. More visible units, same scarcity, faster confirmations. It’s not inflation — it’s accessibility at scale. The same cryptographic scarcity Satoshi designed, but adapted for a global-use blockchain. 1 $BTC = 1,000 $DGB in supply ratio Both are finite, decentralized & mathematically sound 5️⃣ What It Means Today Bitcoin proved that digital scarcity works. DigiByte extends that principle for global utility. 🌍 21 million BTC 🌎 21 billion DGB Same math. Same principle. Same dream — a decentralized world economy. 🎉 Happy #SatoshiSaturday — remembering the genius who foresaw that one day, humanity would need digital money with both scarcity and scalability 🔵