Litecoin halving countdown
Block subsidy drops from 6.25 LTC to 3.125 LTC at block 3,360,000
Halving
A scheduled cut in the block subsidy: the new LTC a miner can create in a block. Litecoin halves this subsidy every 840,000 blocks, roughly four years. Transaction fees are separate and are not halved by this rule.
For example At the next scheduled subsidy halving, 6.25 LTC of newly issued subsidy per block becomes 3.125 LTC; fees remain separate.
Common mistake Assuming the event halves your wallet balance or guarantees that the market price will rise.
Full glossary entryBlock Reward
A miner receives the block subsidy plus transaction fees. At the September 2026 review, the Litecoin subsidy is 6.25 LTC per block; fees are additional. The next subsidy halving is at height 3,360,000.
For example A block can pay its miner both newly issued LTC and the fees from the transactions included in it.
Common mistake Calling the subsidy and the total reward the same thing when transaction fees are also present.
Full glossary entryBlock
A batch of transactions accepted under the network rules and linked to the previous block. Litecoin targets one new block every 2.5 minutes on average; a particular block may arrive sooner or much later.
For example Your payment may wait unconfirmed and then receive its first confirmation when a miner includes it in an accepted block.
Common mistake Treating the 2.5-minute target as a countdown or a maximum wait for your payment.
Full glossary entryDifficulty
A parameter controlling how hard a valid proof of work is to find. Litecoin adjusts it every 2,016 blocks to target an average 2.5-minute interval; this does not make individual block times predictable.
For example When more mining work joins the network, a later difficulty adjustment can make valid blocks harder to find.
Common mistake Reading a difficulty rise as a guaranteed price rise or a prediction of the next block's arrival time.
Full glossary entryData Coverage
How much of a stated observation window or expected set is represented by usable records. The denominator may be scheduled polls, candle intervals or another declared sample. Coverage describes availability within that scope, not measurement accuracy or a complete view of the network.
For example If 90 of 96 expected price buckets are available, interval coverage is 93.75%; this says nothing about trades hidden inside those buckets.
Common mistake Reading missing observations as zero activity, or treating high coverage as proof that the sample is unbiased and error-free.
Full glossary entryCurrent · Blockchair · observed 2026-11-01 16:26:34 UTC
The date assumes 150 seconds per block from the last observed block. It is an estimate, not a scheduled event. Cached data never adds unobserved blocks; the countdown pauses when the source is stale.
2,520,000 Observed
3,205,617 Next halving
3,360,000
Protocol target and observed pace
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| Basis | Interval | Conditional date · UTC | Coverage |
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Observed means use adjacent recorded block timestamps, not stopwatch waits. The date projection holds that mean constant from the current block to 3,360,000; it is not a probability range. Fewer than 50 intervals are withheld. Missing heights and negative timestamp differences are disclosed.
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How the estimate has changed
Archived daily estimates and source times
| Day | Height | Snapshot time | Snapshot-anchored estimate |
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One last available snapshot per UTC day, from the actual collection archive. These historical estimates anchor to the provider snapshot time because the archive does not store each snapshot’s best-block timestamp. The main countdown anchors to the latest block timestamp; the two methods can differ by the age of that block. No earlier history is reconstructed.
New subsidy issuance by era
Subsidy and supply table
| First height | LTC / block | Target LTC / day | Cumulative possible subsidy · LTC |
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576 blocks/day at the 150-second target, not a measured daily count. Cumulative supply sums integer-litoshi subsidies across 840,000-block eras, including height 0. It is a subsidy schedule, not spendable circulating supply; unclaimed rewards, the genesis output and lost coins are not deducted.
Historical Litecoin halvings
| Halving | Date | Block | Reward after | Halving-day close · USD | Close at +180 days · halving day = 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Aug 25, 2015 | 840,000 | 25 LTC | $2.96 | 117.37 |
| 2nd | Aug 5, 2019 | 1,680,000 | 12.5 LTC | $96.59 | 73.39 |
| 3rd | Aug 2, 2023 | 2,520,000 | 6.25 LTC | $87.63 | 78.09 |
| 4th | Estimated 2027 | 3,360,000 | 3.125 LTC | ? | ? |
For the complete integer schedule, see every subsidy era. For the economic question after the subsidy ends, inspect nine declared fee-budget scenarios; they do not forecast future demand.
Historical closes and normalized +180-day values use the same Bitfinex daily-close dataset as the chart below (generated 17 July 2026). Halving-day prices are UTC daily closes, not prices at the exact block time. An index of 117.37 means +17.37% from that close; these three events do not establish a causal price effect.
Block subsidy schedule
| Era | Block range | Reward | Approx. dates | Daily issuance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 – 839,999 | 50 LTC | Oct 2011 – Aug 2015 | ~28,800 LTC |
| 2 | 840,000 – 1,679,999 | 25 LTC | Aug 2015 – Aug 2019 | ~14,400 LTC |
| 3 | 1,680,000 – 2,519,999 | 12.5 LTC | Aug 2019 – Aug 2023 | ~7,200 LTC |
| 4 | 2,520,000 – 3,359,999 | 6.25 LTC | Aug 2023 – Estimated 2027 | ~3,600 LTC |
| 5 | 3,360,000 – 4,199,999 | 3.125 LTC | ~2027 – ~2031 | ~1,800 LTC |
| 6 | 4,200,000 – 5,039,999 | 1.5625 LTC | ~2031 – ~2035 | ~900 LTC |
| 7 | 5,040,000 – 5,879,999 | 0.78125 LTC | ~2035 – ~2039 | ~450 LTC |
| … | … | halves every 840,000 blocks | … | … |
| final | 27,720,000 onwards | → 0 (fees only) | Date depends on block production | → 0 |
Subsidies halve at the first block of each era and are rounded down to whole litoshis. The genesis reward is unspendable; issued, circulating and spendable supply are different measures. Daily issuance assumes 576 blocks and excludes fees. Full supply math in our supply & issuance guide.
Merged mining: the Dogecoin share of revenue
The effect on combined Litecoin and Dogecoin mining revenue depends on the Litecoin share of subsidy revenue. Holding prices, difficulties, hashrate and pool terms fixed, a 50% cut to Litecoin subsidy reduces combined subsidy revenue by 0.5 × the Litecoin revenue share. If Litecoin supplies 20%, the reduction is 10%; if it supplies 60%, the reduction is 30%. Transaction fees are separate. Use the merged-mining calculator with separate LTC and DOGE difficulties and prices to test your own assumptions. A halving does not imply any fixed change in market price or hashrate.
Price around halvings
LTC price normalized to 100% at halving date — 6 months before and after each event
Bitfinex LTC/USD daily closes, normalized to 100 on each halving date; window −180 to +180 days. Dataset generated 17 July 2026. This is historical association, not a causal test. Download the full series · JSON.
What is a Litecoin halving?
A Litecoin halving is a predetermined event coded into the Litecoin protocol that cuts the block mining reward in half every 840,000 blocks, roughly every four years. When the Litecoin network reaches block 3,360,000, miners will receive 3.125 LTC per block instead of the current 6.25 LTC. This mechanism ensures that Litecoin's total supply never exceeds 84 million coins.
The block-height schedule is known in advance; the date is an estimate that changes with mining pace. A subsidy reduction does not establish a price direction or a reliable pre-event trading pattern.
The Litecoin subsidy component is halved. For merged mining, DOGE subsidy revenue is separate and is not halved by Litecoin’s event. Transaction fees, prices, difficulty and pool terms also affect total income. Compare the same assumptions before and after on our mining calculator.
Litecoin has already undergone three halvings: in August 2015 (50 to 25 LTC), August 2019 (25 to 12.5 LTC), and August 2023 (12.5 to 6.25 LTC). The fourth halving occurs at block 3,360,000; its calendar date is estimated from block production. The subsidy reaches zero at block 27,720,000 under current consensus rules, after which base-chain miners receive transaction fees. Rounding and unspendable coins mean the spendable supply does not reach exactly 84 million LTC.
Want to learn more? Read our in-depth Litecoin Halving Guide or explore our Litecoin Mining Guide 2026 to understand the impact on mining profitability. To model what the halving could (and could not) do to the price, run your own scenarios in the price forecast tool, and check whether your hardware survives the reward cut with the mining ROI calculator.
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