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Halving

In short

The halving cuts the number of new bitcoins miners earn per block in half roughly every four years. Hard-coded, it throttles supply on schedule toward the 21-million cap.

Historically, strong price phases often followed halvings — but the past guarantees nothing. Only the supply effect is certain: new coins become scarcer.

When is the next halving?

Every 210,000 blocks (~4 years). Block explorers show the live countdown.

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