What is Difficulty Bomb?

The Difficulty Bomb is a piece of code written into the Ethereum blockchain that gradually makes the process of Proof of Work mining exponentially harder.

What is Block Height?

The Block Height is the total number of blocks that have been successfully added to the blockchain since the very first one (Genesis Block).

Specialized computer hardware designed for cryptocurrency mining

The computational power of a mining network measured in hashes per second

In Proof of Work mining, the Nonce is a random number that miners change over and over again to try and create the correct hash for a new block.

What is Mining Difficulty?

The measure of how hard it is to mine a new block on a blockchain

Block Reward definition

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Oct 04, 2025

Définition

The Block Reward is the cryptocurrency prize that a miner or a validator receives for successfully creating and adding a new, valid block of transactions to the blockchain.

The reward is a combination of newly minted coins (the subsidy) and the transaction fees paid by users. It is the main incentive that keeps people dedicated to securing the network.

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Mining & Validation

Termes Connexes

Difficulty Bomb

Block Height

Mining Rig

Hash Rate

Nonce

Mining Difficulty