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*Hand in Air" So if there is only 21 million bit coins and the price has risen to $7000+ and people buy them because of miners, internet, world currency, anonymity, etc., then why doesn't someone create another 'bitcoin' system to create lower price and greater availability? Backed with a similar allgorithim. Why not competition?
This question has been addressed by the market.
Metcalfe's law states that the value of a telecommunications network is proportional to the square of the number of connected users of the system (n2). (from wiki)
Basically, its "network effect" .... by hitting a critical mass no competitor is able to replace the first mover (ex. Apple, Facebook, Amazon).
There all kinds of competitors to Bitcoin. It still remains to be seen what if any can replace it. Rather, it appears that the entire digital space is completely wide open to a trans formative revolution of "value, time and space".