The Mathematics of Scarce Money: Bitcoin is not your Only Opportunity to Be a "Whole Coiner"

DataChief · 2026-01-31T09:12:24+00:00

The essay argues that while many regret not investing in Bitcoin at a lower price, there's an opportunity with Zcash, which shares the same scarcity model but is currently undervalued and offers privacy features Bitcoin lacks. It emphasizes making informed decisions based on mathematical principles rather than emotions.

DataChief

2026-01-31 09:12:24

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We all share the same feeling: we see Bitcoin’s current price and regret not buying at $300. But here’s the uncomfortable truth that most ignore: the math of scarce money doesn’t end with Bitcoin. In fact, it’s giving you a second chance right before your eyes.

While 99.9% of people are distracted by memecoins with trillions in supply, there is a mathematical reality that few want to see. Two assets share exactly the same thing: the magical cap of 21 million units. And one of them remains accessible.

Math Doesn’t Lie: The Same Code, Different Prices

The numbers are clear:

Maximum Supply of Bitcoin: 21 Million
Maximum Supply of Zcash: 21 Million
Halving Mechanisms: Identical in both
Current BTC Price: $83,250 (practically unreachable for most retail investors)
Current ZEC Price: $326.37 (still accessible to form a full position)

The difference isn’t in the mathematical scarcity—both have the same scarcity architecture—it’s in market recognition. Bitcoin has already been “discovered.” Zcash remains ignored by retail while institutions (Grayscale, the Winklevoss brothers) quietly accumulate.

Privacy as an Asset: What Bitcoin Doesn’t Offer

The question no one wants to ask is: why does Zcash exist if Bitcoin already solved everything? The simple mathematical answer is: privacy.

While Bitcoin puts every transaction in an open, public ledger, Zcash added something most people will need as regulation tightens. It’s not a “copy-paste” of Bitcoin. It’s Bitcoin + the feature Bitcoin deliberately rejected.

Institutions know this. Retail investors, not yet.

The Cost of Regret vs The Price of a Ticket

Today you ask yourself the same question you did 10 years ago with Bitcoin: “Should I have bought at $300?” But now you have data, you have the math in front of you, and you have options.

The scarcity train still runs under the same mathematical rules. A “Whole Coiner”—someone owning 1 full unit out of 21 million—mathematically positions themselves above 99.9% of the world’s population.

The ticket for Zcash costs less than a mid-range phone. The ticket to obtain 1 full Bitcoin has already passed for most.

The Decision Is Mathematical, Not Emotional

In 5 years, when privacy is regulated, pursued, and protected as the right it is, the math of scarcity will have done its job.

Will you then say: “I saw ZEC at $326 and didn’t buy”? Or will you learn this time that the math of scarce money isn’t a one-time event, but a cycle that repeats for those who understand it?

The ticket is still at the station. The math remains the same. Only your decision is missing.

BTC-4,2%

ZEC-3,08%

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