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How Do Transaction Fees Contribute to the Overall Block Reward for a Mining Pool?

The block reward is composed of two parts: the 'coinbase reward' (newly minted coins) and the accumulated transaction fees from all transactions included in the block. Mining pools receive both components when they successfully mine a block.

As the coinbase reward decreases over time (due to halving events), transaction fees become an increasingly important part of the total reward.

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