Bitcoin mining
To ensure that every block of transactions on the chain is verified, a subset of Bitcoin's network tries to solve the complex puzzle. The first one to succeed is rewarded with Bitcoins of their own. The network then adds the new block on the chain.
This process is known as mining. The Bitcoin protocol states that mining will continue until there are 21 million Bitcoins in existence. That will happen around 2140.
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