# PoS and the 21m cap

**URL:** <https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/pos-and-the-21m-cap/45208>\
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**Created:** [August 2, 2023, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/pos-and-the-21m-cap/45208 "2023-08-02T02:07:27Z")\
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I can’t remember seeing Satoshi mention the supply cap and future implications much or at all. Do you really think he overlooked this ? It seems like an obvious issue but maybe he thought about it.

UPDATE:

i dug up an old email from satoshi, i think i read this when it was reported long time back but forgot… [Vitalik believes supply caps are a flaw - what do you think? - #2 by kowalabearhugs](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/vitalik-believes-supply-caps-are-a-flaw-what-do-you-think/45187/2)

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