Bitcoin does have a mechanism to mirror this though.  The rate of discovery halves every 4 years and only 21 million will ever be issued.<p>When the blockchain was started 50 Bitcoins per block were awarded until november 2012 when it was halved to 25.  It is predicted to half again in 2017.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.bitcoin.it&#x2F;w&#x2F;index.php?title=Controlled_supply&amp;redirect=no" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.bitcoin.it&#x2F;w&#x2F;index.php?title=Controlled_supply&amp;re...</a>