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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
NexaNEXA
halving1,052,64004. May, 2026 14:50
halving
1,052,640
04. May, 2026 14:50 UTC
34d, 3h, 35m, 58s
ETCEthereum Classic
halving25,000,00123. July, 2026 07:28
halving
25,000,001
23. July, 2026 07:28 UTC
113d, 20h, 14m, 49s
HNSHandshake
halving340,00031. July, 2026 19:09
halving
340,000
31. July, 2026 19:09 UTC
122d, 7h, 55m, 37s
MONAMonacoin
halving4,204,80028. December, 2026 12:44
halving
4,204,800
28. December, 2026 12:44 UTC
272d, 1h, 30m, 2s
LTCLitecoin
halving3,360,00002. August, 2027 23:11
halving
3,360,000
02. August, 2027 23:11 UTC
1y, 124d, 11h, 57m, 10s
BCHBitcoin Cash
halving1,050,00022. December, 2027 11:58
halving
1,050,000
22. December, 2027 11:58 UTC
1y, 266d, 0h, 44m, 12s
BTCBitcoin
halving1,050,00005. May, 2028 15:50
halving
1,050,000
05. May, 2028 15:50 UTC
2y, 36d, 4h, 35m, 53s
ZECZcash
halving4,406,40006. December, 2028 02:11
halving
4,406,400
06. December, 2028 02:11 UTC
2y, 250d, 14h, 57m, 42s




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.