Protocol · April 19, 2024
Fourth halving (block 840,000)
Price at event
$63,800
Today
$61,577
Decline
-3%
Block reward drops 6.25 → 3.125 BTC. Block 840,000 contains the first 'Runes' etching as a coinbase tag. Fee market briefly the highest in history.
⸺ Sources ⸺
- primaryBlockchain.com Explorer — Bitcoin Block 840,000 (marks the 4th halving, reward 6.25→3.125 BTC) ↗
- newsCoinDesk — The Bitcoin Halving Is Here: Fourth Halving in 15-Year History (block 840,000, April 20 2024) ↗
- newsBitcoin.com News — Halving Milestone: Block 840,000 Mined (fourth halving, ViaBTC, April 19 2024) ↗