• FaceDeer@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    Bitcoin is inflationary, it’s generating new Bitcoin with every block and issuing that to the miners. That new Bitcoin combines with the transaction fees to pay the miners.

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      11 months ago

      So mining is the bulk cost not the transactions. because my last bitcoin fee was like $10 or something

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        11 months ago

        Yes. If you’re wanting to know how many resources mining a transaction takes, that’s the value you need to look at. The block reward effectively goes into subsidizing the transaction fees that are being paid.