<p>A miner can mine an otherwise completely empty block, and still collect the award of 12.5 BTC for completing a block.</p>

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2017-12-13T23:00:56.433Z
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abelenky
<p>Could you please explain what would happen without transactions?
Let's say people stop s(p)ending for a while for whatever reason.
What miners would do if there are no transactions? Will they just keep a copy of blockchain and have no reward for approving transactions?</p>

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What happens if there are no transactions?
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# What happens if there are no transactions?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-13)

Could you please explain what would happen without transactions?
Let's say people stop s(p)ending for a while for whatever reason.
What miners would do if there are no transactions? Will they just keep a copy of blockchain and have no reward for approving transactions?

**Tags:** blockchain, mining-theory, mining-profitability


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### Answer by username_1 on 2017-12-13. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

A miner can mine an otherwise completely empty block, and still collect the award of 12.5 BTC for completing a block.


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