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 969,496
Blocks remaining80,504until block 1,050,000
Estimated dateOct 2, 2026based on the last epoch’s average block time
Subsidy3.125 → 1.5625BTC per block
Halving cycle progress129,496 / 210,000 blocks
61.7% of this cycle80,504 blocks · ~13h
At the current pace, the next halving lands around Oct 2, 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