MYTH: “Mining will stop after the last Bitcoin is mined.” DEBUNK: No — Bitcoin mining will never stop. Mining has two rewards: 1. Block subsidy (new BTC — ends around year 2140) 2. Transaction fees (paid by users — continues forever) Only the subsidy disappears. The fee market keeps miners running. Why? Because Bitcoin settles global, high-value transactions. People will always pay fees for: • Secure settlement • Finality • Censorship-resistant transactions • Moving large amounts of value across borders Even today, miners already earn a meaningful portion of revenue from fees alone, and that percentage keeps growing each halving. In the end: Bitcoin mining = security. As long as Bitcoin has value, people will pay for that security. Mining doesn’t end. Only the inflation does.