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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 13:49
halving
25,000,001
22. July, 2026 13:49 UTC
36d, 12h, 5m, 36s
HNSHandshake
halving340,00010. August, 2026 08:39
halving
340,000
10. August, 2026 08:39 UTC
55d, 6h, 55m, 0s
MONAMonacoin
halving4,204,80029. December, 2026 00:49
halving
4,204,800
29. December, 2026 00:49 UTC
195d, 23h, 4m, 50s
LTCLitecoin
halving3,360,00009. September, 2027 01:00
halving
3,360,000
09. September, 2027 01:00 UTC
1y, 84d, 23h, 16m, 4s
BTCBitcoin
halving1,050,00020. March, 2028 03:56
halving
1,050,000
20. March, 2028 03:56 UTC
1y, 278d, 2h, 12m, 18s
BCHBitcoin Cash
halving1,050,00022. May, 2028 16:51
halving
1,050,000
22. May, 2028 16:51 UTC
1y, 341d, 15h, 6m, 52s
ZECZcash
halving4,406,40023. November, 2028 13:43
halving
4,406,400
23. November, 2028 13:43 UTC
2y, 161d, 11h, 58m, 43s




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.