BlackRock has sparked a discussion about whether Bitcoin's issuance is immutable, stating that investors have 'no guarantees.' This reasoning emerged in a video by the organization that explains the nature of cryptocurrency.$BTC $USUAL $ENA
Bitcoin's fixed supply is a key value of cryptocurrency as an asset that protects against inflation. Theoretically, changing the limit is possible through a hard fork if the main participants of the network agree: miners, developers, node operators, and investors. However, such a fork would create a new network that would not be 'Bitcoin' in its original understanding. In the past, attempts to change the protocol, such as increasing the block size in 2016-2017, have failed due to community disagreement.
Motives for changing the limit, according to participants in the crypto community, may arise from Bitcoin's security model: miners receive rewards that decrease over time. After the year 2140, their income will depend solely on transaction fees. However, crypto investors note that attempts to change the limit are more likely to lead to the creation of alternative networks than to changes in the original Bitcoin.