TEACH ME BITCOIN, SON. on Nostr: Dad: Son, what is an "Epoch" in Bitcoin? Son: Hi Dad, With a "Bitcoin epoch" people ...
Dad: Son, what is an "Epoch" in Bitcoin?
Son: Hi Dad,
With a "Bitcoin epoch" people usually mean a period of roughly 4 years (210,000 blocks and about 10 minutes between them) with a specific mining reward.
The first epoch started with the genesis block in 2009, and a block reward of 50 bitcoin.
From May 2020 until some time in 2024, we're in the 4th mining epoch, and the block reward is at 6.25 bitcoin per block.
Dad: I see a bitcoin supply squeeze coming.
Son: Dad, me too.
#Bitcoin
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