For large transactions, you typically 'donate' a small bit to the miners, which is earned by the person who mines the next block. It is expected that as the num

For large transactions, you typically 'donate' a small bit to the miners, which is earned by the person who mines the next block. It is expected that as the number of transactions keep going up, the reward from transaction costs will eventually outstrip the block reward. P.S 1 might have messed up terminology P.S 2 too small transactions (typically by Sastoshi Dice) even today are not being accepted by miners unless accompanied by a donation.