2024.04.20 · 기술

4th halving

The block reward dropped from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC.

This occurred automatically at block #840,000. New issuance was cut in half, bringing the annual inflation rate down to 0.83%, lower than gold's roughly 1.5%. Consolidation in the mining industry accelerated, evolving toward a structure where only operators with efficient ASICs and cheap power sources survive.

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