Use with Claude Open the chartBlock height 975,344, checked 2026-11-10 20:51 UTC
The next Bitcoin halving happens at block 1,050,000, when the block reward falls from 3.125 to 1.5625 BTC. 74,656 blocks are left. At the pace since the last halving (9.95 minutes a block), that is around 9 April 2028.
| Halving | Date | Block | Reward after |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Genesis | 0 | 50 BTC |
| 2012 | 28 November 2012 | 210,000 | 25 BTC |
| 2016 | 9 July 2016 | 420,000 | 12.5 BTC |
| 2020 | 11 May 2020 | 630,000 | 6.25 BTC |
| 2024 | 20 April 2024 | 840,000 | 3.125 BTC |
| 2028 | about 9 April 2028 (estimate) | 1,050,000 | 1.5625 BTC |
A halving happens every 210,000 blocks, not on a calendar date. The estimate takes the blocks left and multiplies them by the average block time since block 840,000. At a flat 10 minutes a block the date would be 12 April 2028 instead. It's an estimate of when a block will be mined, not a view on the price.
It is day 934 of the 2024 cycle today. See days since the halving and how this cycle compares with earlier cycles at the same day.
The chart lines up every halving cycle from the halving date. Pro shows 2012 to 2024 on one axis, plus an illustrative path to the 2028 halving.
Compare every cycle with Pro Open the free 2024 chartAt block 1,050,000. With 74,656 blocks left at block 975,344, and blocks averaging 9.95 minutes since the April 2024 halving, that is around 9 April 2028. At exactly 10 minutes a block it would be around 12 April 2028. The date moves as block times change.
It falls from 3.125 BTC to 1.5625 BTC per block. Halvings happen every 210,000 blocks, roughly every four years.
Blocks left until 1,050,000, multiplied by the average time per block since the 20 April 2024 halving. Block times vary with mining difficulty and hash rate, so the estimate shifts a little every day. The block height comes from mempool.space, with blockstream.info as a backup.
Four: 28 November 2012 (block 210,000), 9 July 2016 (420,000), 11 May 2020 (630,000) and 20 April 2024 (840,000). The 2028 halving will be the fifth. The reward keeps halving until about 2140, when the 21 million cap is reached.
Measured from each halving-day price to the cycle's highest daily close: 2012 rose 92.89× by day 371, then fell 84.5%; 2016 rose 29.73× by day 525, then fell 83.6%; 2020 rose 7.70× by day 547, then fell 76.7%. Four cycles is a small sample and the market has changed a lot, so this is history, not a forecast.
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