--- summary: 'a special type of transaction included in each block, which contains a small amount of Monero sent to the miner as a reward for their mining work' terms: ["coinbase-transaction"] --- {% include disclaimer.html translated="no" translationOutdated="no" %} ### The Basics A special type of transaction included in each block, which contains a small amount of Monero sent to the miner as a reward for their mining work.