# Bitcoin mining

By [antpool.eth](https://paragraph.com/@antpool) · 2025-01-12

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Bitcoin mining is the process of verifying and adding transaction records to the blockchain through computational work. Here's how it works:

Transaction Verification: Transactions on the Bitcoin network must be verified to ensure they are legitimate.Proof of Work (PoW): Miners compete to solve complex mathematical problems (hash puzzles) to earn the right to verify these transactions. This requires significant computational power.Creating New Blocks: The first miner to solve the puzzle gets to package a group of transactions into a new block and add it to the blockchain.Rewards: The successful miner is rewarded with newly minted bitcoins (called block rewards) and transaction fees.Difficulty Adjustment: The Bitcoin network adjusts the mining difficulty approximately every two weeks based on the total computing power of the network, aiming to keep block production at one block every 10 minutes.

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