<p>A "segwit" block does not exclusively contain segwit transactions; it can contain both segwit and non-segwit. "Non-segwit" blocks contain exclusively non-segwit transactions because it does not have the requisite segwit commitments. Since segwit blocks can contain both types of transactions, it is actually less profitable to mine non-segwit blocks as you will be missing transactions that segwit blocks can contain.</p>

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Plus more SegWit transactions for into a block and that block can become larger than non-SegWit blocks, so total fees are actually higher.
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<p>The fees for a SegWit address are lower than non-Segwit ones. Is there less fees per block with Segwit blocks? Is it less profitable to mine Segwit blocks?</p>

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Is it more profitable to mine non-SegWit blocks
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# Is it more profitable to mine non-SegWit blocks

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-05-01)

The fees for a SegWit address are lower than non-Segwit ones. Is there less fees per block with Segwit blocks? Is it less profitable to mine Segwit blocks?

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, transaction-fees, mining-profitability, segregated-witness


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-05-01. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

A "segwit" block does not exclusively contain segwit transactions; it can contain both segwit and non-segwit. "Non-segwit" blocks contain exclusively non-segwit transactions because it does not have the requisite segwit commitments. Since segwit blocks can contain both types of transactions, it is actually less profitable to mine non-segwit blocks as you will be missing transactions that segwit blocks can contain.

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> **username_2**: Plus more SegWit transactions for into a block and that block can become larger than non-SegWit blocks, so total fees are actually higher.  

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