What is the Monero block reward right now?
As of 2026, Monero’s standard block reward is 0.6 XMR in newly created coins, plus transaction fees. A new block is found about every two minutes, but that reward goes to whoever mines the block—not to every person mining.
Why the reward stays at 0.6 XMR
Monero uses tail emission, which means it keeps creating a small, fixed amount of new XMR rather than eventually stopping issuance.
Tail emission began in June 2022, after the main issuance of roughly 18.13 million XMR. Under the current rules, the base reward stays at 0.6 XMR per block indefinitely. There is no scheduled halving that cuts this amount in half, as happens with Bitcoin.
At the target block pace, that works out to approximately:
- 0.3 XMR per minute
- 18 XMR per hour
- 432 XMR per day
Those are network-wide averages, not amounts you can expect to earn personally. Actual blocks arrive at uneven intervals, so the total created on a particular day can vary.
Why a block’s total reward can differ
The base reward is the newly created XMR. The miner also receives the transaction fees paid by people whose transfers are included in that block.
For example, if a block carries 0.002 XMR in transaction fees and has no reward penalty, its total reward is 0.602 XMR. That is an illustration, not a claim about current fees.
Monero also has rules that can reduce the newly created portion when a miner produces an unusually large block. This discourages miners from making blocks excessively large.
So, “0.6 XMR plus fees” is the useful everyday answer, but it is not a guarantee that every block has exactly the same total payout. To see the precise reward for a recently mined block, check a live block explorer, a service that displays public blockchain records.
What that means for your mining earnings
You do not earn 0.6 XMR every two minutes simply by turning on a miner.
If you mine alone, you receive a block reward only when your device actually finds a valid block. For a typical home computer, that can be extremely rare.
If you use a mining pool, a group that combines computing power, you receive a share based on your contribution and the pool’s payout rules. Pool or service fees can reduce your earnings.
For browser mining, the same distinction matters: the network’s block reward is not your personal payout. Your speed, the network’s competition, electricity costs, and the service’s terms determine what you actually keep. Newly mined rewards also remain locked for 60 blocks, roughly two hours; a service may have separate payout requirements.
The bottom line
The current standard Monero block reward is 0.6 XMR plus transaction fees, with blocks arriving about every two minutes. That base reward continues under tail emission, but your mining income is only the portion you earn—not the whole network reward.
