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Halving & Forking countdowns


Crypto countdowns

List of halving & forking upcoming and past events

Cryptocurrency Action Event block height ETA (UTC) Countdown
HNSHandshake
halving340,00020. July, 2026 20:10
halving
340,000
20. July, 2026 20:10 UTC
64d, 14h, 23m, 19s
ETCEthereum Classic
halving25,000,00122. July, 2026 22:37
halving
25,000,001
22. July, 2026 22:37 UTC
66d, 16h, 50m, 28s
MONAMonacoin
halving4,204,80026. December, 2026 10:42
halving
4,204,800
26. December, 2026 10:42 UTC
223d, 4h, 55m, 44s
LTCLitecoin
halving3,360,00015. July, 2027 19:46
halving
3,360,000
15. July, 2027 19:46 UTC
1y, 59d, 13h, 59m, 19s
BTCBitcoin
halving1,050,00027. February, 2028 02:12
halving
1,050,000
27. February, 2028 02:12 UTC
1y, 285d, 20h, 25m, 17s
BCHBitcoin Cash
halving1,050,00005. April, 2028 15:01
halving
1,050,000
05. April, 2028 15:01 UTC
1y, 324d, 9h, 14m, 15s
ZECZcash
halving4,406,40023. November, 2028 10:00
halving
4,406,400
23. November, 2028 10:00 UTC
2y, 191d, 4h, 13m, 44s




What is a block halving event?


Block halving event

Block halving events happen every 4 years on the Bitcoin blockchain. Bitcoin initial block reward was 50 BTC. The block reward splits every 4 years. This lowers the rate at which Bitcoins are generated. The halving is periodic and is programmed into Bitcoin's code.

What is a forking event?


Forking event

Forks modify the rules of a blockchain. A fork is a rule change such that the software validating according to the old rules will see the blocks produced according to the new rules as invalid. In the case of a hard fork, all nodes meant to work in accordance with the new rules need to upgrade their software.