Cryptocurrency Q&A
How much Bitcoin remains unmined?
How much Bitcoin remains unmined?
CryptoWizardry
Mon Dec 23 2024
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I'm wondering about the amount of Bitcoin that is still out there, waiting to be mined. How much of it is left?
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Leonardo
Wed Dec 25 2024
The total number of bitcoins that can ever exist is capped at 21 million.
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Riccardo
Wed Dec 25 2024
Currently, approximately 19 million of these bitcoins have already been mined.
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Ilaria
Tue Dec 24 2024
This leaves only about 2 million bitcoins still left to be mined.
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Nicola
Tue Dec 24 2024
As the remaining supply of bitcoins continues to decrease, the rewards for mining them will also diminish.
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Sofia
Tue Dec 24 2024
This decrease in mining rewards occurs through periodic halving events, where the reward for mining a block of bitcoins is cut in half.
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