Quote from: MoonShadow on June 18, 2012, 10:02:19 PM

Quote from: geffaxiv-532 on June 18, 2012, 09:52:37 PM

http://bitcoincharts.com/bitcoin/

Blocks last 24 hours: 151 blocks x 50 BTC = 7550 BTC x 365 days = 2755750 BTC x $5 USD = $13,778,750 USD

Is the above accurate?

Accurate only for that moment. Once 10.5 million bitcoins have been issued, the block reward cuts in half. This happens roughly every 4 years, and continues to cut in half every additional four years until the block reward drops below a single bit on the 64 bit integer that holds bitcoin values; after which point no more bitcoins will ever be issued. This algo results in a total monetary base for bitcoins that is highly predictable and trends towards a (calculas) limit of 21 million bitcoins, but in practice will cease somewhat before hitting that limit.

Is this something like the kill screen in Donkey Kong?