If Dr Evil could do that it&#x27;s not in their interest to because we&#x27;d all know how the 25 btc came to exist and the blockchain as a system would be undermined and lose its value. Isn&#x27;t that the point? The act of defrauding it is what devalues the chain.<p>*Edit: I misunderstood a bit. But to then go on, the value of operating the bitcoin chain with your compute resources is to control and charge transaction fees isn&#x27;t it? Profit from mining is the initial gold-rush kick to get the system popular. You&#x27;re not always supposed to make money minting the coin as it were.