Yet, after the London update, which took place a few months ago, the situation is not so explicit. As of now, miners keep on receiving the basic mining rewards, but they are deprived of transaction commissions. To be objective, the administration of the network proposed users send certain tips to miners on a voluntary basis. It implies increasing the difficulty of puzzles for mining the crypto. Thus, miners will have to choose between buying new equipment, which will be more powerful, or stop mining.

Source: CNN November 23, 2021 12:17 UTC