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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 19:22
halving
25,000,001
22. July, 2026 19:22 UTC
30d, 17h, 12m, 18s
HNSHandshake
halving340,00016. August, 2026 09:04
halving
340,000
16. August, 2026 09:04 UTC
55d, 6h, 55m, 1s
MONAMonacoin
halving4,204,80029. December, 2026 01:45
halving
4,204,800
29. December, 2026 01:45 UTC
189d, 23h, 36m, 1s
LTCLitecoin
halving3,360,00002. August, 2027 00:05
halving
3,360,000
02. August, 2027 00:05 UTC
1y, 40d, 21h, 55m, 59s
BTCBitcoin
halving1,050,00016. March, 2028 19:33
halving
1,050,000
16. March, 2028 19:33 UTC
1y, 268d, 17h, 23m, 19s
BCHBitcoin Cash
halving1,050,00021. March, 2028 12:20
halving
1,050,000
21. March, 2028 12:20 UTC
1y, 273d, 10h, 10m, 49s
ZECZcash
halving4,406,40005. December, 2028 09:44
halving
4,406,400
05. December, 2028 09:44 UTC
2y, 167d, 7h, 34m, 15s




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.