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Is the Block Subsidy Considered a ‘Transaction’ Fee?

No, the block subsidy is not considered a transaction fee. The block subsidy is the reward of newly generated cryptocurrency (e.g.

Bitcoin) that is created and awarded to the miner who successfully mines a block. Transaction fees are the amounts voluntarily paid by users to have their transactions included.

The total block reward is the sum of the block subsidy and the transaction fees.

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