I think it will have an effect in price. The dollar has lost ridiculous amount of value over time because of inflation. On Bitcoin we are on a fixed schedule.
There's a good thread about that here on BT:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/chart-bitcoin-inflation-vs-time-130619Monetary inflation will drop to around 2% from around 4%.
It's the point where we'll be finally inflating at a lower rate then the dollar.
I think the effect on price will mostly be psychological. The value of something is not an inherent property of that object but what people are willing to value it as.
That being said, I feel like it's a huge milestone.
Exactly. Bitcoin being a deflationary cryptocurrency is meant to become valuable over time. However, its value is determined by the people instead of a centralized authority. Which means, that prices could either become extremely high in the future or all the way around it. Everything depends on demand, whenever people buy more Bitcoin than what they sell. Still though, Bitcoin seems to rise in price next to every halving event.
As such, we could feel confident that our investment in Bitcoin will be worth a ton of money within a few years from now. No one knows what will happen by then. But, one thing for sure is that development and innovation is increasing over time. With the introduction of the Lightning Network, Schnorr Signatures, Confidential Transactions, and several other improvements, Bitcoin will become one of the most valuable assets on Earth.
Nonetheless, we've come a long way from the very beginnings of 2009 in terms of price, and most of all, mainstream adoption. Just my thoughts