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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 20:18
halving
25,000,001
22. July, 2026 20:18 UTC
69d, 12h, 58m, 13s
HNSHandshake
halving340,00027. July, 2026 03:24
halving
340,000
27. July, 2026 03:24 UTC
73d, 20h, 4m, 7s
MONAMonacoin
halving4,204,80028. December, 2026 19:50
halving
4,204,800
28. December, 2026 19:50 UTC
228d, 12h, 30m, 29s
LTCLitecoin
halving3,360,00008. August, 2027 02:33
halving
3,360,000
08. August, 2027 02:33 UTC
1y, 85d, 19h, 13m, 37s
BTCBitcoin
halving1,050,00018. March, 2028 21:46
halving
1,050,000
18. March, 2028 21:46 UTC
1y, 309d, 14h, 26m, 53s
BCHBitcoin Cash
halving1,050,00002. June, 2028 00:52
halving
1,050,000
02. June, 2028 00:52 UTC
2y, 19d, 17h, 32m, 17s
ZECZcash
halving4,406,40023. November, 2028 09:40
halving
4,406,400
23. November, 2028 09:40 UTC
2y, 194d, 2h, 19m, 59s




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.