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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: Is bitcoin creators able to increase the limit of the number of bitcoins?
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redsn0w
on 30/05/2015, 13:31:31 UTC
Hi guys I'm just wondering is bitcoin creators able to lift or increase the limit of the number of bitcoins which can ever be produced(21,000,000)?

When you answer, if possible please also let  me know how sure are you about the answer.  I need some advise on this. Thanks.

Yes, the development team (not the creator Satoshi who is now "retired") can change a few lines of code and increase/decrease the limit.

You are wrong, everyone can increase the limit of bitcoin but if the other 'people' are using a different versione of bitcoin client they will refuse the increase of the limit (I hope you understand).

Basically I can create another version of bitcoin with 21 bln of BTC and convince the others to use it, then in this case I have increase the limit of that bitcoin 'client' and all the people who will use that version known and agree with me.