That chart is labled as "A chart showing miners revenue divided by the number of...

		placeybordeaux on June 4, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bitcoin is back: Price quietly jumps 80% That chart is labled as "A chart showing miners revenue divided by the number of transactions." Revenue, not cost. The cost depends on the amount of energy expended multipled by the price of energy.

It's a zero-sum game. Revenue = cost.