# Prizm Solutions {% hint style="success" %} ## Analysis of the cost and energy efficiency of the Prizm network shows that the entire PRIZM ecosystem can be maintained for about $ 60,000 per year, which is now almost 2,200 times cheaper than the cost of operating the Bitcoin network. {% endhint %} ## The cost of POW maintaining relating to the coins' holders In addition to the huge costs of electricity, there is a hidden fee for the simple storage of bitcoins. For each block found, the one who generates the block receives a reward. At the time of writing, it's approximately a 12,5 BTC reward (for now), which is 10% inflation in the total Bitcoin supply. For every $ 1,000 bitcoin that it belongs to, a person pays $100 for bitcoin in order to "pay" miners for network security. ### May the force of Prizm be with you! --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://prizm.gitbook.io/pzm/wp/prizm-solutions.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.