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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 23:12
halving
25,000,001
22. July, 2026 23:12 UTC
61d, 2h, 56m, 29s
HNSHandshake
halving340,00030. July, 2026 13:19
halving
340,000
30. July, 2026 13:19 UTC
68d, 17h, 3m, 33s
MONAMonacoin
halving4,204,80028. December, 2026 21:18
halving
4,204,800
28. December, 2026 21:18 UTC
220d, 1h, 3m, 0s
LTCLitecoin
halving3,360,00013. August, 2027 15:47
halving
3,360,000
13. August, 2027 15:47 UTC
1y, 82d, 19h, 31m, 58s
BTCBitcoin
halving1,050,00022. February, 2028 21:41
halving
1,050,000
22. February, 2028 21:41 UTC
1y, 276d, 1h, 25m, 21s
BCHBitcoin Cash
halving1,050,00014. March, 2028 06:02
halving
1,050,000
14. March, 2028 06:02 UTC
1y, 296d, 9h, 46m, 6s
ZECZcash
halving4,406,40023. November, 2028 10:45
halving
4,406,400
23. November, 2028 10:45 UTC
2y, 185d, 14h, 29m, 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.