Bitcoin miners earn on commissions of about 1 BTC per block – Bits Media

According to Clark Moody Bitcoin, The average income of Bitcoin miners at the transaction commissions is 0.97 BTC per block (about $48 000) and $20 for the transaction. This indicates an increase in transaction volumes.

Clark Moody Bitcoin experts take the average value over the latter 2000 blocks. Miners Get a fixed reward, which decreases twice every four years(from 2020 by 2024 This is a year 6.25 BTC). Besides, miners receive transactions commissions, who are paid by users. Recently, the commissions have grown, And they make up about $20 for the transaction. According to analysts, Today, Bitcoin miners earn a total of about a day $40 million. At the same time, the commissions make up 13.47% from the total income of miners.

Analyst Quantum Economics Pedro Ferarro (Pedro February) considers, that an increase in commissions can be regarded as a good sign, As this means, that the adoption of bitcoin is accelerated. Considering, that over time, the remuneration for mining is reduced, The growth of commissions will replenish the miners to reduce the award for the block. This will give miners an economic incentive to maintain operability and network security.

“Usually commissions are growing, when competition increases for adding a transaction to the block. But this can scare away potential buyers, Especially those, who has small deposits. On the other side, a sharp increase in commissions is due to an increase in the number of users, And this is a normal phenomenon. Developers are trying to eliminate this problem, increasing the capacity of blocks using the solutions of Segwit and Lightning Network ", – Ferero said.

Recall, that last week the bitcoin exchange rate exceeded $ 48,000. Therefore, the miners of Bitcoin managed to earn more $4 Milln in just an hour amid the growth of commissions.