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Crypto
Block Reward
The new coins a miner (or staker) earns for successfully adding a new block to the blockchain.
The block reward gets cut in half every four years during the Bitcoin halving. It started at 50 BTC and keeps dropping until no new coins are created after 2140.It's like the gold medal and cash prize you get for winning a race — the faster and more honestly you run, the bigger your reward.
Real world: Right now, Bitcoin miners who add a block get 3.125 BTC as the block reward plus all the transaction fees from that block.
💡 Block rewards are what keep miners honest and the network growing — watch the next halving because it usually shakes up the whole crypto market.