Bitcoin Miners Are Earning Almost Nothing From Fees — A 10-Year Low That Says a Lot About the Network
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Bitcoin transaction fees now account for less than 0.7% of total miner revenue, marking the lowest share in a decade. The vast majority of miner income is currently coming from block rewards rather than user-paid fees. This shift raises important questions about Bitcoin's long-term security model and network usage trends.
WHY IT MATTERS
Think of Bitcoin miners like security guards for the network — they use computing power to verify transactions and keep everything safe. They get paid in two ways: a fixed salary (the block reward, which is new Bitcoin created with each block) and tips from users (transaction fees). Right now, those 'tips' have shrunk to almost nothing — less than 0.7% of what miners earn. This matters because the 'salary' part is designed to shrink over time (it gets cut in half roughly every four years). The original plan was that tips would grow to replace the salary. If that doesn't happen, there could eventually be fewer security guards willing to do the job, which could make Bitcoin less secure in the long run.
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