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Miner Fees per Block

Definition
The sum of fees paid to miners for the transactions included in each mined block.
Dictionary
Name
MetricID
Category
Sub-category
Type
Unit
Interval
Miner Fees per block
block_fees
KRI
Block Attributes
Delta
Difficulty
1 block
Methodology
The most recently-mined block is evaluated and the sum of fees in that block is computed.
Available Assets
Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH)*
* Historical data covering the pre-merge timeframe only (up to 9/15/2022). With the merge ETH switched from Proof of Work and miners to Proof of Stake and validators meaning the miner fees per block are non-existent post the merge date for Ethereum.
Sample Query
https://api.coinmetrics.io/v4/timeseries/asset-metrics?api_key=%3Cyour_key%3E&assets=btc&frequency=1b&limit_per_asset=1&metrics=block_fees&pretty=true
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Name	MetricID	Category	Sub-category	Type	Unit	Interval
Miner Fees per block	block_fees	KRI	Block Attributes	Delta	Difficulty	1 block