Bitcoin & Mining

Halving

Also: Halvening

The built-in event, about every four years (every 210,000 blocks), when the reward miners receive for each new block is cut in half. It is how Bitcoin's issuance slows toward the 21 million cap. The April 2024 halving lowered the reward from 6.25 to 3.125 bitcoin.

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