Volker on Nostr: At the tenth halving, the first rounding error of the block subsidy will occur. A ...
At the tenth halving, the first rounding error of the block subsidy will occur. A 1-bit will be right-shifted out of the subsidy's binary representation. That rounds the corresponding binary digit down to zero, rather than halving it (you can't have half a bit).
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