Many people think that Bitcoin has already been fully created.

Some believe it is now just an asset to buy and sell on exchanges.

However, Bitcoin is still being mined at this very moment.

The total supply of Bitcoin is 21 million. This is a number embedded in the code and cannot be changed.

As of early 2026, over 95% of it, approximately 19.99 million, has already been mined. About 1 million remains.

So how much is being created each day? 

Current block reward = 3.125 BTC (after the fourth halving in April 2024)

Daily block creation = about 144 blocks (1 every 10 minutes × 24 hours)

Daily new issuance = about 450 BTC.

Whether the price of Bitcoin goes up or down, this number hardly changes.

The next halving is in 2028, and from then on, the block reward will be halved to 1.5625 BTC.

In the past, Bitcoin mining could be done with just one GPU at home. That's a very old story.

Now, without specialized mining equipment called ASICs, it's not feasible.

It also requires thousands of machines running at a data center scale to be meaningful.

After China banned mining in 2021, many mining companies moved to the U.S., especially Texas.

Kazakhstan and Russia are also regions with a high proportion of mining.

Is it possible for individuals to make money mining at home? It's practically impossible.

Occasionally, there are news reports of individual miners finding a block, but the odds are like winning the lottery.

The method of mining like Bitcoin is called Proof of Work (PoW).

Litecoin, Dogecoin, and Monero fall into this category. Mining is still ongoing for them.

In contrast, Ethereum completely ceased mining in 2022 and switched to Proof of Stake (PoS).

In this structure, those who hold a lot of coins participate in validation, without computational competition.

Most new coins being released these days are PoS, meaning there is no mining at all.

So, the answer to the question "Do all cryptocurrencies get mined?" is No. It varies by coin.

Bitcoin prices are volatile every day. However, the system itself has been running continuously since 2009, producing one block every 10 minutes without interruption. This quiet reliability is perhaps the real reason Bitcoin is called "digital gold."

The next halving is in 2028. When the block reward is halved again, the mining economics will be shaken once more.

How it will be shaken — that's the point to watch.