Bitcoin halving countdown
Next halving block, estimated date and block reward
- Estimated halving date
- About 504 days from now
- Current block height
- 973,617
- Halving block height
- 1,050,000
- Blocks remaining
- 76,383
- Current block reward
- 3.125 BTC
- Reward after halving
- 1.5625 BTC
Updated 2026-10-29 00:40:43 UTC. Average block time over the last 2,016 blocks: 9.50 minutes.
Bitcoin halving history
| Halving | Block height | Date | Block reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 210,000 | November 28, 2012 | 50 to 25 BTC |
| 2 | 420,000 | July 9, 2016 | 25 to 12.5 BTC |
| 3 | 630,000 | May 11, 2020 | 12.5 to 6.25 BTC |
| 4 | 840,000 | April 20, 2024 | 6.25 to 3.125 BTC |
| 5 | 1,050,000 | March 15, 2028 (estimate) | 3.125 to 1.5625 BTC |
When is the next Bitcoin halving?
The block reward halves every 210,000 blocks. The next halving is at block 1,050,000. The date is an estimate: it takes the blocks remaining and multiplies by the average block time over the last 2,016 blocks (the most recent difficulty period), measured from block timestamps. Blocks arrive faster or slower than the ten minute target depending on mining power, so the date moves by days as the halving approaches. Past halving dates in the table are the dates of the halving blocks themselves.
What a halving does
Miners earn a block reward in newly issued bitcoin plus transaction fees. Each halving cuts the new issuance in half, which slows the rate at which new coins enter circulation. It doesn't change the 21 million cap. Fees become a larger share of miner income over time; you can see current rates on the Bitcoin fees page.
If you plan to hold through the cycle, keeping coins on a hardware wallet such as Ledger keeps the keys in your hands.
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