What is the Bitcoin Halving (Halvening)?New bitcoins are issued by the Bitcoin network every 10 minutes. For the first four years of Bitcoin's existence, the number of new bitcoins issued every 10 minutes was 50. Every four years, this number is cut in half.
In 2012, the number of new bitcoins issued every 10 minutes dropped from 50 bitcoins to 25. In 2016, it dropped from 25 to 12.5. In the most recent May 11, 2020 halving, the reward dropped from 12.5 to 6.25 BTC per block.
In the upcoming 2024 halving, the reward will drop from 6.25 BTC per block to 3.125 BTC.
Bitcoin Halving Dates History 2012 HalvingThe 2012 block halving was the first halving and happened on November 28th, 2012. The halving block was mined by SlushPool by someone using a Radeon HD 5800 miner.
New BTC Per Block Before: 50 BTC per block
New BTC Per Block After: 25 BTC per block
Price on Halving Day: $12.35
Price 150 Days Later: $127.00
2016 HalvingThe second halving occurred on July 9th, 2016.
New BTC Per Block Before: 25 BTC per block
New BTC Per Block After: 12.5 BTC per block
Price on Halving Day: $650.63
Price 150 Days Later: $758.81
2020 HalvingThe third halving occurred on May 11, 2020.
New BTC Per Block Before: 12.5 BTC per block
New BTC Per Block After: 6.25 BTC per block
Price on Halving Day: $8821.42
Price 150 Days Later: $10,943.00
Current Bitcoin Block SubsidyThe current Bitcoin block subsidy is 6.25 bitcoins per block. When block 840,000 is hit in 2024, the subsidy will drop to 3.125 bitcoins (BTC) per block.
SourceThe next bitcoin halving is less than two years, to me, this period will be different because, for the first time, I really am paying attention to important aspects of btc and keeping myself updated as well.
I can't really say much about previous halving other than just reading about them (probably because I was not holding btc) but now is different because I have been accumulating in every little way I can.
So dear colleagues, What are your expectations? other than price increase *Do you expect to see widespread adoption and acceptance?
*More involvement from big companies?
*More popular?
*Increase number of users?
*Any other.......
Halving has alwaya been good for bitcoin, more than the fact that it cuts the circulating supply. The hype we built around it, so much so that we are even setting up countdown timers to its arrival is already a testament of how apparent its impact is. I am assuming that the 2024 halving's gonna precede another bull run of sorts. Just like the previous ones, and with a bull run comes widespread adoption and involvement even from entities that you wouldn't expect to be into crypto.