Bitcoin at all time high

[sonatine]

thats extremely interesting... i wish i knew enough about crypto to understand how a modified algorithm can generate both the current hashs and hashs that extend beyond the 21m boundary without being able to be disqualified mathematically..

Exceptions. That's the simple explanation. Also not all bitcoins have been mined.

i totally get that there are tons of bitcoins yet to be mined, but crypto really is a weak point for me. i dont get how the alg that generates 21m can be modified to support a larger number where either the initial hash batch retains validity or the secondary hash batch is valid according to the initial one, you know?

like if its anything like the physics behind hash collisions, its completely beyond the real of feasibility to obtain a significant amount of extra hashs...