2026-01-15 05:29:38

January always brings the same debate back. Miners, researchers, and Bitcoin holders who've been around for years start asking: as block rewards keep shrinking, can transaction fees actually keep the network secure on their own? It's not doom-and-gloom stuff—just the annual rhythm of thinking through how Bitcoin's economics really work.

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MetaverseHobo

· 6h ago

Ha, every January it's the same, miners are starting to get anxious again.

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Ramen_Until_Rich

· 6h ago

Every year around this time, it happens again. So annoying, haha.

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liquidation_watcher

· 6h ago

Well, every year around this time, I start worrying about mining profits. To be honest, it's still about whether miners can keep going.

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GateUser-cff9c776

· 6h ago

In Schrödinger's bull market, miners ask the same question every year at this time... According to the supply and demand curve, the fee economy should have collapsed long ago, but Bitcoin just keeps going, perfectly illustrating the bear market philosophy.

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BasementAlchemist

· 6h ago

Every year around this time, I start to worry about mining economics. Honestly, it's probably just concern that the costs can't support network security, right? Anyway, I think Bitcoin's mechanism has been around for so many years without collapsing, maybe we're overthinking it.

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