Bitcoin halving countdown
Every 210,000 blocks the Bitcoin block reward is cut in half. This countdown uses the live block height and the recent average block time.
Estimated time to halving #5
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Estimated date: Friday, 28 April 2028 (around 16:55 UTC). The exact time depends on how fast blocks are found.
61.34% of the current 210,000-block period complete
Blocks left81,190
Current block968,810
Halving block1,050,000
Block reward3.125 → 1.5625BTC per block
Avg block time10.3 min
Hashrate939 EH/s
Next difficulty change−2.59%886 blocks left
BTC price$84,732.00
Past halvings
| Halving | Date | Block | New reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 28 Nov 2012 | 210,000 | 25 BTC |
| 2nd | 9 Jul 2016 | 420,000 | 12.5 BTC |
| 3rd | 11 May 2020 | 630,000 | 6.25 BTC |
| 4th | 20 Apr 2024 | 840,000 | 3.125 BTC |
| 5th (next) | ~28 Apr 2028 | 1,050,000 | 1.5625 BTC |
What is the Bitcoin halving?
Bitcoin's code halves the number of new coins paid to miners every 210,000 blocks, roughly every four years. It will continue until the reward becomes too small to divide, around the year 2140, capping supply at 21 million BTC.
Halvings reduce the flow of new supply and cut miners' revenue per block. Past halvings came before large price moves, but the timing and size of those moves varied and are not guaranteed to repeat.