Block Reward
Mining● Common

The total compensation miners receive for successfully mining a block: the block subsidy (newly created bitcoin) plus all transaction fees from included transactions. The primary economic incentive driving Bitcoin's security.

Technical Notes

Subsidy: 50 BTC initially, halving every 210k blocks, currently 3.125 BTC. Fees vary with demand: can exceed subsidy during high congestion. Total reward claimed via coinbase transaction. As subsidy decreases, fees become larger portion of reward.

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Created:1/3/2026by System

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