From cfc18ec4b300695381024b1db436b6f87a7ecec3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nicholas Chen Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2020 14:04:45 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update block reward due to halving. No anger 12.5, but 6.25 are now rewarded. --- glossary.asciidoc | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/glossary.asciidoc b/glossary.asciidoc index c3bd5f5f..03764ccf 100644 --- a/glossary.asciidoc +++ b/glossary.asciidoc @@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ Proof-of-Work:: A piece of data that requires significant computation to find. In bitcoin, miners must find a numeric solution to the SHA256 algorithm that meets a network-wide target, the difficulty target. reward:: - An amount included in each new block as a reward by the network to the miner who found the Proof-of-Work solution. It is currently 12.5 BTC per block. + An amount included in each new block as a reward by the network to the miner who found the Proof-of-Work solution. It is currently 6.25 BTC per block. RIPEMD-160:: RIPEMD-160 is a 160-bit cryptographic hash function. RIPEMD-160 is a strengthened version of RIPEMD with a 160-bit hash result, and is expected to be secure for the next ten years or more.