This is not an assumption. It's the fundamental question!
Without block rewards and fees there will be no mining. (assuming a free market and purely economic incentives)
Without globally decentralized mining bitcoin will not be secure.
This is independent of prices and cost of energy.
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2025-05-03 18:45:01 UTC
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