Bitcoin Miners Made $184 Million In Fees In The Second Quarter, Exceeding All of 2022

For those that benefit from Bitcoin transaction fees, it has been one of the most successful quarters in over two years.

Source: coindecimal

Transaction fees generated a staggering $184 million for Bitcoin (BTC) miners in the second quarter, significantly more than they earned in all of 2022 as the value of Bitcoin skyrocketed and BRC-20 tokens prospered. Based on a July 5 report from cryptocurrency analytics firm Coin Metrics, the $184 million payment represents more than a 270% rise from the start of the year of 2023, and it is the first quarter to have reached the $100 million threshold since Q2, 2021. Every time a new block has been verified, transaction fees are paid to Bitcoin miners. The amount of these fees depends on the data volume and the demand for block space among users.

Fee income for bitcoin miners increased in Q2 compared to the prior five quarters combined. Source: Coin Metrics

According to Coin Metrics, the increase in fees was brought on by BRC-20, a new token standard for Bitcoin announced in March that employs Ordinals inscriptions to manufacture and transmit fungible tokens on the network, as well as Bitcoin's recent price boom, which boosted top-line revenues.

The attempt to grow Bitcoin using the Lightning Network is accelerated by the token standard, which does open up novel, experimental uses for Bitcoin's fundamental transaction types. Notably, transaction fees only accounted for 7.7% of the $2.4 billion in mining profits generated during the quarter. The balance was paid out in Bitcoin block rewards, with miners now receiving 6.25 BTC for successfully solving each block. After the network's upcoming May halving cycle, this is likely to drop to 3.125 BTC.

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According to the company, there were further causes for joy for Bitcoin miners in the second quarter. With the proposed Digital Asset Mining Energy (DAME) tax from the Biden Administration being defeated, the Bitcoin mining business notched a win in May. The macroeconomic environment was also more favorable for Bitcoin miners during the quarter, with receding inflation pressures translating to decreased power costs for miners operating in the United States, according to Coin Metrics.

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