Halving
Bitcoin halving countdown
The next halving is expected around 12 Apr 2028 at block 1’050’000: the new bitcoin per block then fall from 3.125 BTC to 1.5625 BTC.
Time until the next halving
515Days20Hours21Minutes37Seconds
Estimated at one block every 10 minutes, the network's target. Blocks come a little faster or slower, so the moment moves by hours or days.
Blocks in this halving epoch
135’717 of 210’000 blocksHalving at block 840’00074’283 to go to block 1’050’000
Epoch progress 64.63 %
Next halving12 Apr 2028Until the halving: 515 days
Last halving20 Apr 2024at block 840’000
Halving epoch5Blocks 840’000 to 1’049’999
Current block height975’717Halving at block: 1’050’000 · Blocks left: 74’283
Block reward today3.125 BTCNew bitcoin per block, plus the fees
Block reward after the halving1.5625 BTCHalf of today's
Bitcoin in existence
Every block adds its reward to the bitcoin in existence, so the supply grows ever more slowly towards 21 million. The last new bitcoin will be mined around 2140.
Circulating supply20’111’619 BTC95.770 % of 21 million mined21 million
Share of 21 million95.770 %
Bitcoin still to be mined888’381 BTCOver the next 100 or so years
Every halving
Each epoch lasts 210’000 blocks, about four years. The current one is marked; the next one's date is an estimate.
| Epoch | From block | Began | Reward per block | New bitcoin in the epoch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 3 Jan 2009 | 50 BTC | 10’500’000 BTC |
| 2 | 210’000 | 28 Nov 2012 | 25 BTC | 5’250’000 BTC |
| 3 | 420’000 | 9 Jul 2016 | 12.5 BTC | 2’625’000 BTC |
| 4 | 630’000 | 11 May 2020 | 6.25 BTC | 1’312’500 BTC |
| 5 | 840’000 | 20 Apr 2024 | 3.125 BTC | 656’250 BTC |
| 6 | 1’050’000 | ≈ 12 Apr 2028 | 1.5625 BTC | 328’125 BTC |
Every 210’000 blocks the new bitcoin per block halves. Block height from mempool.space; the days and date assume one block every 10 minutes, the network's target. The last halving's date is the time of its block. Figures refresh every minute while the page is open.
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