The reward for each block created. This is an incentive reserved for solving the mathematical problem linked to the block. Different kinds of cryptocurrencies give out block rewards with different values. For example, the reward for mining a Bitcoin block is 12.5 bitcoins per block mined, which halves every 210,000 blocks.
Block Reward
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