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summary: 'the block reward at the end of the emission curve'
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terms: ["Tail-Emission"]
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---
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2020-08-16 17:11:02 +00:00
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{% include disclaimer.html translated="no" translationOutdated="no" %}
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2018-02-04 15:56:31 +00:00
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### The Basics
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Monero block rewards will never drop to zero. Block rewards will gradually
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drop until tail emission commences at the end of May 2022. At this point,
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rewards will be fixed at 0.6 XMR per block.
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### Why
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2021-10-12 12:02:05 +00:00
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Miners need an incentive to mine. Because of the dynamic blocksize,
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competition between @miners will cause fees to decrease. If mining is not
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profitable due to a high cost and low reward, miners lose their incentive
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and will stop mining, reducing the security of the network.
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Tail emission ensures that a dynamic block size and fee market can develop.
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