diff --git a/core/fees.go b/core/fees.go
index 0bb26f0552..de5ecc9d61 100644
--- a/core/fees.go
+++ b/core/fees.go
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ import (
 	"math/big"
 )
 
-var BlockReward *big.Int = big.NewInt(5e+18)
+var BlockReward *big.Int = big.NewInt(8e+18)