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The first miner to successfully solve the puzzle adds a new block of transactions to the blockchain and is rewarded with new bitcoins. The high cost of mining is an effective way to secure the network, and the block reward is the only incentive for miners to mine new bitcoins. For each block mined, a certain number of tokens are added to the total supply.