Bitcoin processed an average of 578,000 transactions per day between January 1 and September 28, 2026, surpassing the previous annual record of roughly 525,000 transactions in 2024. However, transaction fees have fallen sharply, accounting for only 0.6% of miners’ earnings, while the average fee stood at $0.41. Miners collected approximately 88.6 BTC in fees compared with 13,884 BTC in newly issued coins, leaving them increasingly dependent on the block subsidy, currently set at 3.125 BTC following the April 2024 halving. The announced closure of Binance Pool on November 10, 2026, could further concentrate hashrate among Foundry USA, AntPool and F2Pool, which together controlled approximately 64% of the network’s hashrate.
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