<p>Yes, it's 50, as documented here:
<a href="http://www.bluishcoder.co.nz/2011/05/12/namecoin-a-dns-alternative-based-on-bitcoin.html" rel="noreferrer">http://www.bluishcoder.co.nz/2011/05/12/namecoin-a-dns-alternative-based-on-bitcoin.html</a></p>

<p>The reward for solving a block will <a href="http://dot-bit.org/FAQ#What_are_the_similarities_with_Bitcoin.3F" rel="noreferrer">halve every 210,000 blocks (around 4 yrs), like Bitcoins</a>.</p>

<p>When namecoins are spent to register a domain name, they are destroyed. More details here:
<a href="https://github.com/vinced/namecoin/blob/master/FAQ.md" rel="noreferrer">https://github.com/vinced/namecoin/blob/master/FAQ.md</a></p>

<p>Note that even though the mining reward remains constant, the network fee to register a domain goes down quickly over time. Quote: "The network fee is initially high, but will be negligible after a couple of years. It is used to slow down the initial registration rate so that plenty of desirable names are left for late adopters."</p>

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<p>Is the block reward for Namecoin halving scheduled the same way as Bitcoin, or is there a different schedule?</p>

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How many Namecoins are generated per block?
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# How many Namecoins are generated per block?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2011-10-07)

Is the block reward for Namecoin halving scheduled the same way as Bitcoin, or is there a different schedule?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2011-10-07. Score: 10 | Accepted answer

Yes, it's 50, as documented here:
<http://www.bluishcoder.co.nz/2011/05/12/namecoin-a-dns-alternative-based-on-bitcoin.html>

The reward for solving a block will [halve every 210,000 blocks (around 4 yrs), like Bitcoins](http://dot-bit.org/FAQ#What_are_the_similarities_with_Bitcoin.3F).

When namecoins are spent to register a domain name, they are destroyed. More details here:
<https://github.com/vinced/namecoin/blob/master/FAQ.md>

Note that even though the mining reward remains constant, the network fee to register a domain goes down quickly over time. Quote: "The network fee is initially high, but will be negligible after a couple of years. It is used to slow down the initial registration rate so that plenty of desirable names are left for late adopters."


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