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Originally Posted by Ab
It is mathematically impossible for the amount of bitcoin in existence to exceed 21 million BTC. Every time someone forgets their password, or loses their keys, or disappears Satoshi-style, the number of bitcoins available to the rest of us decreases.
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It would take a hard fork but definitely possible to increase the supply by consensus. Consider that the original version of the Eth mainnet is actually Ethereum Classic.