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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 23:55
halving
25,000,001
22. July, 2026 23:55 UTC
37d, 14h, 58m, 37s
HNSHandshake
halving340,00009. August, 2026 15:52
halving
340,000
09. August, 2026 15:52 UTC
55d, 6h, 55m, 1s
MONAMonacoin
halving4,204,80029. December, 2026 00:41
halving
4,204,800
29. December, 2026 00:41 UTC
196d, 15h, 44m, 23s
LTCLitecoin
halving3,360,00027. July, 2027 14:22
halving
3,360,000
27. July, 2027 14:22 UTC
1y, 42d, 5h, 24m, 59s
BCHBitcoin Cash
halving1,050,00020. February, 2028 16:26
halving
1,050,000
20. February, 2028 16:26 UTC
1y, 250d, 7h, 29m, 11s
BTCBitcoin
halving1,050,00020. March, 2028 04:01
halving
1,050,000
20. March, 2028 04:01 UTC
1y, 278d, 19h, 3m, 49s
ZECZcash
halving4,406,40023. November, 2028 13:24
halving
4,406,400
23. November, 2028 13:24 UTC
2y, 162d, 4h, 27m, 29s




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.