{"id":38215,"date":"2021-03-02T16:33:57","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T14:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=38215"},"modified":"2025-08-30T03:31:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T00:31:55","slug":"bitcoin-and-ethereum-miners-earned-1-36-billion-in-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/bitcoin-and-ethereum-miners-earned-1-36-billion-in-february\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin and Ethereum miners earned $1.36 billion in February"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bitcoin and Ethereum miners’ revenues in February reached parity, hitting a record high of $1.36 billion.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The split between transaction fees and block rewards was 52.9% to 47.1% for Ethereum, while for Bitcoin it was 13.7% to 86.3%.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethereum miners’ aggregate revenue in February rose by 65.1%, including a 122.1% rise from transaction validation.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Bitcoin<\/p>\n

Ethereum miners’ revenues by month, in millions of dollars. Data: Coin Metrics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Bitcoin miners’ earnings exceeded their December 2017 peak. This was aided by the price growth to new all-time highs<\/span><\/a>. Relative to January, the figure rose by 21.4%.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Bitcoin<\/p>\n

Bitcoin miners’ revenues by month, in millions of dollars. Data: Coin Metrics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Earlier ForkLog reported about the explosive growth of shares<\/a> of manufacturers of Bitcoin mining equipment and mining firms.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Ethereum’s network, discussions about EIP-1559 began. It envisions burning part of transaction fees. As a result, miners split<\/a> into two opposing camps.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bitmain co-founder Jihan Wu<\/a> supported EIP-1559.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the near term, ForkLog will release another overview of the month’s main events \u2014 we will dissect exchange records, DEX, DeFi and many other figures, as well as whale purchases and regulatory developments.<\/span><\/p>\n

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