Bitcoin’s fourth halving introduced a long-term and a short-term shift in miner revenue composition as it reduced the amount of BTC rewarded to miners for each mined block by 50% โ directly impacting miner incentives and, by extension, the broader Bitcoin economy. On April 19, just before the halving, transaction fees constituted 11% of total […]
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Bitcoin transaction fees surge to make up 75% of miner revenue post-halving
Bitcoin's fourth halving drastically shifted miner revenue towards transaction fees, showing a potential future reliance on fees for blockchain sustainability.
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