Block Reward vs Miner

Quick comparison to help you distinguish these two crypto terms.

Block Reward
intermediate
fundamentals

The amount of cryptocurrency a miner receives for successfully adding a valid block to the blockchain.

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Miner
intermediate
technical_analysis

A network participant who uses computational power to solve complex mathematical puzzles, competing to validate transactions and create new blocks in Proof-of-Work blockchains while earning cryptocurrency rewards.

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