Halving in the Bitcoin Cash network (BCH)

The Bitcoin Cash network splits the reward in half every 210,000 blocks. Below: the countdown, the way the date is worked out and a record of the previous ones.

To the event (estimate) 488 d

Blocks left: 73,264
Approximate date: ≈ Mar 12, 2028
Current block: 976,736
Block reward: 3.125 → 1.5625 BCH

Period covered: 65.11%

Bitcoin Cash BCH

Price: $238.95
24 hours: +1.08%
Week: −12.93%
Market cap: $4.81 B
24-hour turnover: $177.13 M
Rank by cap: #21
In circulation: 20.11 M BCH
All-time high: $3,785.82

Halving: what it comes down to

The rule is wired into the code of the coin: 210,000 blocks pass and the block reward is cut in half. New BCH appears at a slower pace until issuance runs up against its limit of 21 M BCH.

Bitcoin Cash broke away from Bitcoin in August 2017 at block 478,558, which is why the first two halvings are shared by the two networks. The block heights keep matching later on, but the dates already diverge.

How we arrive at the date

We count from the number of blocks remaining and the average block length over the past day (~9.6 min). Blocks arrive unevenly, so the estimate drifts by several days: the halving waits for block 1,050,000, and the calendar has nothing to do with it.

History of Bitcoin Cash halvings

#	Height	When	Reward in BCH
1	210,000	Nov 28, 2012	50 → 25 BCH
2	420,000	Jul 9, 2016	25 → 12.5 BCH
3	630,000	Apr 8, 2020	12.5 → 6.25 BCH
4	840,000	Apr 2024	6.25 → 3.125 BCH
5	1,050,000	≈ Mar 12, 2028 (not yet happened)	3.125 → 1.5625 BCH
6	1,260,000	≈ Jan 11, 2032 (not yet happened)	1.5625 → 0.78125 BCH

BCH issuance as of today

20.11 M BCH have been issued against a limit of 21 M — that is 95.78% of it. Around 885.23 K BCH are still unmined.

BCH exchange: available directions

Bitcoin Cash halving: short answers

When is the Bitcoin Cash halving expected?

The reference point is Mar 12, 2028, block 1,050,000. 73,264 blocks remain until then.

What will the block reward be after the event?

A block will pay 1.5625 BCH in place of 3.125.

When did the previous Bitcoin Cash halving take place?

Apr 2024, block 840,000: the reward fell then from 6.25 to 3.125 BCH.

How much BCH is still to be mined?

Around 885.23 K BCH against a limit of 21 M.

Will BCH rise because of the halving?

It does halve the arrival of new BCH, but the price is driven by far more than that alone. Past halvings serve as no promise for the future; this is not investment advice.

Blocks are taken from Blockchair, data as of Nov 10, 2026 12:57.

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