I think the way Proto increases mining capacity is similar to building condominiums, since the total amount of Bitcoin is limited—just like gold.
However, if people start using Bitcoin for everyday payments, the number of on blockchain transactions will inevitably rise, requiring more mining activity. As a result, many additional miners will be needed in the near future. It’s a relationship similar to that between the WWW network and the websites servers.
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