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Originally Posted by The Porn Nerd
With only 21 million Bitcoins what's the point? Once they are all mined it's over. And the other crypto currencies don't have much traction.
But hey, everyone's a dreamer as they say. 
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1. Each of those 21 million (max) Bitcoins is worth a fair bit more now than it was this time last year. Something like a factor of 40. So the absolute amount in circulation isn't really relevant.
2. Miners get paid transaction fees as well as block rewards.