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The Economics of Bitcoin Mining: An Insight into the Halving Event and Its Impact
Following a recent milestone in cryptocurrency, also known as the halvening, which occurred on April 20, 2024, Bitcoin miners experienced an adjustment that cut their reward for adding new transactions to the blockchn by half. These miners validate and verify Bitcoin transactions while utilizing significant computational resources, in return receiving new Bitcoins along with transaction fees as compensation.
Post the recent halvening event, the income from block rewards by Bitcoin miners witnessed a 46 decline, falling from $1,782 million in April to $966 million in May. Over this period, the electricity costs expressed as a percentage of total block rewards absorbed by the global Bitcoin network soared by an astonishing 27, increasing from 40 in April to 67 in May.
In this Insight piece, we delve into the intricacies of the Bitcoin mining process and analyze its associated expenses. We scrutinize the rewards bestowed upon miners for including a new block on the blockchn, along with the reduction in block subsidies that occur every four years during these halving events.
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