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How Is the Block Subsidy Created (Monetary Policy)?

The block subsidy is created by the protocol itself as part of the cryptocurrency's defined monetary policy. When a miner successfully mines a block, the protocol includes a special 'coinbase' transaction that generates the new coins and pays them to the miner's address.

This is the only way new coins are introduced into the system.

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