DMT-NAT — Bitcoin's second miner subsidy to address the declining security budget
DMT-NAT is Bitcoin's second miner subsidy — a new economic mechanism designed to
address the declining security budget. Bitcoin's security depends on miners expending
energy to validate transactions and secure the network, and that energy expenditure is
funded by miner revenue: block subsidies plus transaction fees.
Every four years, Bitcoin's block subsidy halves. Transaction fees have not grown fast
enough to replace the declining subsidy, creating a looming security budget crisis.
As miner revenue falls, so does the incentive to maintain the hashrate that protects
the network from 51% attacks.
DMT-NAT addresses this directly. By creating a miner-aligned economic mechanism tied
to proof-of-work activity, DMT-NAT builds new revenue streams for miners while staying
anchored to Bitcoin's long-term security and incentive structure.
The result: a more sustainable fee market, healthier miner economics, and a Bitcoin
network secured by robust, long-term economic incentives.
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