That isn't what deflationary means. "Deflationary" just means that the number of monetary units grows slower than the economic activity it represents. As with Bitcoin, have a static number of monetary units that represents increasing growth. So in that case, how is "as possible" subjective? When we cap the number of monetary units we lock the Supply side of the Supply/Demand equation. The only way to make the situation MORE deflationary is to somehow artificially stimulate demand for money. Which I suppose is possible, so maybe a Bitcoin standard *could be made more deflationary. But the point is a economic based on a fixed amount of monetary units creates the maximum deflationary condition.

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Neve Farms 1 month ago
I maintain that “As possible” is an arbitrary opinion. The other way besides increasing demand for money to make that system more deflationary is to decrease money supply as well. Crypto XYZ could actually burn off coins at 2% a year, making it more deflationary. Your “as possible” statement is subjective if referring to bitcoin. Many monies can be more inflationary or deflationary than bitcoin. Bitcoin simply has a fixed supply and generally fixed rules. Decide which system rules you want to play by and act accordingly. There’s pros and cons to different systems. That’s all.