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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
halving25,000,00121. July, 2026 22:40
halving
25,000,001
21. July, 2026 22:40 UTC
66d, 20h, 39m, 44s
HNSHandshake
halving340,00015. August, 2026 22:48
halving
340,000
15. August, 2026 22:48 UTC
91d, 20h, 47m, 59s
MONAMonacoin
halving4,204,80028. December, 2026 20:07
halving
4,204,800
28. December, 2026 20:07 UTC
226d, 18h, 6m, 13s
LTCLitecoin
halving3,360,00028. August, 2027 14:05
halving
3,360,000
28. August, 2027 14:05 UTC
1y, 104d, 12h, 4m, 36s
BCHBitcoin Cash
halving1,050,00006. February, 2028 03:49
halving
1,050,000
06. February, 2028 03:49 UTC
1y, 266d, 1h, 48m, 23s
BTCBitcoin
halving1,050,00010. March, 2028 20:02
halving
1,050,000
10. March, 2028 20:02 UTC
1y, 299d, 18h, 1m, 59s
ZECZcash
halving4,406,40011. November, 2028 02:40
halving
4,406,400
11. November, 2028 02:40 UTC
2y, 180d, 0h, 40m, 5s




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.