<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.economist.com&#x2F;blogs&#x2F;freeexchange&#x2F;2014&#x2F;04&#x2F;money" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.economist.com&#x2F;blogs&#x2F;freeexchange&#x2F;2014&#x2F;04&#x2F;money</a><p>Essentially, if you think that a currency will be worth more tomorrow than it is today there is little reason for investment (or even spending!). It quickly becomes a spiral where no one wants to spend. Inflation provides a nice kick in the pants for people to put their money to good use.<p>This isn&#x27;t a concern yet for Bitcoin because in the scheme of world economies BTC simply doesn&#x27;t matter (it could go away tomorrow without any noticeable effects), but if in the future it becomes a critical thing it would be a major concern.