Bitcoin halving countdown
Every 210,000 blocks — roughly four years — the Bitcoin block subsidy cuts in half. Live countdown from the current network block height.
liveblock 970,832
Blocks remaining79,168until block 1,050,000
Estimated dateOct 11, 2026based on the last epoch’s average block time
Subsidy3.125 → 1.5625BTC per block
Halving cycle progress130,832 / 210,000 blocks
62.3% of this cycle79,168 blocks · ~13h
At the current pace, the next halving lands around Oct 11, 2026 — the BTC paid out per block drops from 3.125 to 1.5625, roughly halving miner revenue overnight unless price or difficulty also move.
Estimate uses the network's actual average block time over the last completed epoch.Past halvings
#BlockDateBTC price (approx)Subsidy
1210,000Nov 28, 2012~$12.0050 → 25
2420,000Jul 9, 2016~$650.0025 → 12.5
3630,000May 11, 2020~$8,70012.5 → 6.25
4840,000Apr 20, 2024~$63,8006.25 → 3.125
Halving #1 · block 210,00050 → 25 BTC
Nov 28, 2012~$12.00
Halving #2 · block 420,00025 → 12.5 BTC
Jul 9, 2016~$650.00
Halving #3 · block 630,00012.5 → 6.25 BTC
May 11, 2020~$8,700
Halving #4 · block 840,0006.25 → 3.125 BTC
Apr 20, 2024~$63,800