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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 16:16
halving
25,000,001
22. July, 2026 16:16 UTC
32d, 18h, 8m, 25s
HNSHandshake
halving340,00014. August, 2026 05:03
halving
340,000
14. August, 2026 05:03 UTC
55d, 6h, 55m, 0s
MONAMonacoin
halving4,204,80029. December, 2026 01:20
halving
4,204,800
29. December, 2026 01:20 UTC
192d, 3h, 11m, 44s
LTCLitecoin
halving3,360,00003. July, 2027 14:45
halving
3,360,000
03. July, 2027 14:45 UTC
1y, 13d, 16h, 37m, 28s
BCHBitcoin Cash
halving1,050,00020. March, 2028 09:15
halving
1,050,000
20. March, 2028 09:15 UTC
1y, 274d, 11h, 7m, 34s
BTCBitcoin
halving1,050,00015. April, 2028 15:43
halving
1,050,000
15. April, 2028 15:43 UTC
1y, 300d, 17h, 34m, 52s
ZECZcash
halving4,406,40023. November, 2028 14:03
halving
4,406,400
23. November, 2028 14:03 UTC
2y, 157d, 15h, 54m, 58s




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.