How much is the current Monero block reward?
The current Monero block reward is 0.6 XMR in newly created coins, plus any transaction fees included in the block. This ongoing reward is called tail emission: Monero keeps issuing a small, fixed amount rather than cutting the reward in half or stopping it altogether.
What makes up the reward?
When a miner adds a valid block—a new batch of transactions—to Monero’s shared transaction record, the reward has two parts:
- New coins: The standard reward is 0.6 XMR. XMR is the short name used for Monero’s currency.
- Transaction fees: These are payments from people sending Monero. They go to the miner who produces the block, rather than creating additional coins.
So, if you see a block reward slightly above 0.6 XMR on a block explorer—a tool for checking the blockchain—it usually includes transaction fees.
There is one technical exception worth knowing: Monero can reduce the newly created reward when a miner produces an unusually large block under its flexible block-size rules. That means 0.6 XMR is the standard new-coin reward, not a promise that every possible block pays exactly that amount.
Does the reward keep shrinking?
No. Monero entered tail emission around June 2022, after its main release of roughly 18.13 million XMR. The standard new-coin reward is now set to continue at 0.6 XMR per block indefinitely under the current rules.
Unlike Bitcoin, Monero does not have recurring “halvings,” where the reward is periodically cut in half. It also does not have a fixed maximum coin supply.
Although new coins keep being added, the amount added each year becomes a smaller percentage of the total supply over time. The purpose of this continuing reward is to keep giving miners a base payment for helping secure the network, even when transaction fees are low.
How much Monero does that create each day?
Monero aims for one block about every two minutes. At the standard reward, that works out to approximately:
- 0.3 XMR per minute
- 18 XMR per hour
- 432 XMR per day
These are network-wide averages, not earnings for an individual miner. Blocks do not arrive on an exact schedule, so the actual daily total varies.
Monero adjusts its mining difficulty—the measure of how hard it is to find a valid block—after every block. That helps keep the average block interval near two minutes as computing power joins or leaves the network.
What does that mean for your mining earnings?
You do not receive 0.6 XMR every two minutes just because you are mining. That reward goes to whoever finds the block.
If you mine with a pool, which combines many miners’ computing power, you generally receive a share based on your contribution and the pool’s payout rules. Newly mined coins are locked for 60 blocks, or roughly two hours, before they can be spent; pool payout timing can be different.
The reward’s value in dollars changes with Monero’s market price. Check a live price source for its current cash value, and use a live mining calculator to estimate your own earnings.
The bottom line
Monero’s standard block reward is 0.6 XMR plus transaction fees. That base reward continues indefinitely, but your personal mining income depends on your share of the work—not the full network reward.
