Why has this thread been "sticky'd" in this forum?
I'm sure it's because I don't understand the impact or value of the charts - what difference does it make what the inflation rate will be as bitcoin mining rate slows over time?
All the difference of the world in a world where the world reserve currency inflate 40% a year and 0 the next (Money Base of the USD 2013 and 2014).
Some day, bitcoin inflation will be 4.5% year (from july 2016), 2.25% year (from 2020), 1.125% year (from 2024), etc.
Today, 1-1.5 M$/day are converted in bitcoins (both cash or goods and services) to keep up with this exchange rate.
With half of the bitcoins mined, the same amount of fiat would move the exchange rate to 640$; a quart of bitcoin mined would push the price to 1280$.
But, with the supply of bitcoins increasing less than the supply of USD, this exchange rate would raise a lot higher and faster too.