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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
ETCEthereum Classic
halving25,000,00122. July, 2026 16:58
halving
25,000,001
22. July, 2026 16:58 UTC
27d, 5h, 37m, 20s
HNSHandshake
halving340,00019. August, 2026 18:15
halving
340,000
19. August, 2026 18:15 UTC
55d, 6h, 55m, 1s
MONAMonacoin
halving4,204,80029. December, 2026 02:25
halving
4,204,800
29. December, 2026 02:25 UTC
186d, 15h, 4m, 25s
LTCLitecoin
halving3,360,00011. July, 2027 18:39
halving
3,360,000
11. July, 2027 18:39 UTC
1y, 16d, 7h, 19m, 11s
BTCBitcoin
halving1,050,00003. February, 2028 22:44
halving
1,050,000
03. February, 2028 22:44 UTC
1y, 223d, 11h, 23m, 53s
BCHBitcoin Cash
halving1,050,00012. March, 2028 23:56
halving
1,050,000
12. March, 2028 23:56 UTC
1y, 261d, 12h, 36m, 9s
ZECZcash
halving4,406,40023. November, 2028 14:36
halving
4,406,400
23. November, 2028 14:36 UTC
2y, 152d, 3h, 16m, 14s




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.