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What is the reason behind charging the fees in cryptocurrency?

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If we talk about investment methods, the crypto platform is considered one of the best investment methods. Bitcoin allows its users to earn profits in a short time. The current market cap of bitcoin is the highest in the entire cryptocurrency market. Even it is straightforward to use, so this has been preferred by its users to be used. Even the security of the transactions on this platform is very high. So this is loved by the people because of security reasons.

 

Suppose we compare bitcoin from when it was launched to now. Bitcoin has made its place in the market as the number of users has increased to the millions. The price of bitcoin has also increased from a few dollars to millions of dollars. If we see the stats of the bitcoin blockchain, we can see that millions of users are using this platform. The capital value of bitcoin has also increased. The market cap of bitcoin in the forthcoming months will reach the milestone of trillions.

What is bitcoin mining?

 

Bitcoin mining is a process in which transactions are processed and verified. After the verification, the amount has been transferred to the receiver’s account. This processing and verification are done with the help of solving mathematical problems. This mathematical problem can be solved by a person who has specific computational skills. All the more, bitcoin mining requires computational power, and the person performing such progression is known as a Bitcoin miner.

 

A bitcoin miner is a person who has no link with Bitcoin before working as a miner. He is self-employed on this platform. According to Bitcoin, the person doing the Bitcoin mining is not appointed by Bitcoin. Moreover, any random person can do Bitcoin mining by himself. The person doing Bitcoin mining requires computational power with computational skills, and he can be self-employed quickly.

 

What is blockchain?

 

A blockchain is a place where all the transactions are stored in blocks in a very manageable form so that there is no mixing up of the user’s data. For example, the verified transactions are stored in the form of blocks in the Bitcoin blockchain. These blocks are linked to each other by Bitcoin Storm. When there is the filling up of the new block, it starts with the last transaction of the filled block. So that there is a link between two blocks and the blocks are not mixed up.

 

Some other benefits offered by the Bitcoin blockchain are that it provides transaction security. In the form of a cryptographic hash, every transaction is recorded on the blockchain user’s account, securing all the transactions made.

 

Why is the user charged for the transaction?

 

While transferring money, a trustable exchange charges you some amounts, known as transaction charges. The part of transaction charges charged from the transaction processor is given to the Bitcoin miner as a reward for solving the transactions. So the transaction gets verified and transferred to the receiver. The other part of the transaction charges is sent to the blockchain to form a new Bitcoin.

 

There is another term used for the rewards given to the Bitcoin miner that is a mining pool. A mining pool means equal distribution of a single transaction to more than two Bitcoin miners. After successfully solving the transaction, these Bitcoin miners are awarded an equal amount of the Bitcoin reward. A mining pool allows you to avail profitable results in your mining venture without any extra expenses.

It sounds similar to that of the carpool when three or four people travel to a single place. Similar to carpooling, every miner uses a single network to contribute their computing power.  

Conclusion

 

Bitcoin is a fabulous platform that started with a new ideology. It is considered the first platform that allows users to get self-employed. You can earn money by becoming a bitcoin miner.

 

 Millions of users are doing mining jobs sitting across the world. Due to these miners, the blockchain system is entirely secure. The transaction charges levied from the sender are given to the Bitcoin miner as a reward. Other parts of the charges remain in the Bitcoin blockchain for the formation of new Bitcoin.

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Emma Drew

Emma has spent over 15 years sharing her expertise in making and saving money, inspiring thousands to take control of their finances. After paying off £15,000 in credit card debt, she turned her side hustles into a full-time career in 2015. Her award-winning blog, recognized as the UK's best money-making blog for three years, has made her a trusted voice, with features on BBC TV, BBC radio, and more.

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