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Events calendar
Dated protocol and policy events. Scheduled supply changes are computed from the protocol’s own rules; anything estimated is marked as an estimate rather than presented as a date.
01
Ahead
| Date | Event | Type | Asset | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Sep 2026 est. | Bitcoin difficulty retarget | protocol | BTC | Projected change of +0.71% at block 965664. The projection moves until the period closes. · mempool.space |
| 28 Jul 2027 est. | Litecoin block subsidy halving | supply | LTC | Scheduled at block 3,360,000. 189,383 blocks remain at the time of writing; the date is projected from the network's 2.5-minute target block interval and will move as block times vary. · Blockchair block height, projected on the protocol's own schedule |
| 02 Apr 2028 est. | Bitcoin Cash block subsidy halving | supply | BCH | Scheduled at block 1,050,000. 83,279 blocks remain at the time of writing; the date is projected from the network's 10-minute target block interval and will move as block times vary. · Blockchair block height, projected on the protocol's own schedule |
| 13 Apr 2028 est. | Bitcoin block subsidy halving | supply | BTC | Scheduled at block 1,050,000. 84,865 blocks remain at the time of writing; the date is projected from the network's 10-minute target block interval and will move as block times vary. · Blockchair block height, projected on the protocol's own schedule |
| 27 May 2030 est. | Zcash block subsidy halving | supply | ZEC | Scheduled at block 5,040,000. 1,570,910 blocks remain at the time of writing; the date is projected from the network's 1.25-minute target block interval and will move as block times vary. · Blockchair block height, projected on the protocol's own schedule |
02
Recorded
| Date | Event | Type | Asset | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec 2024 | MiCA becomes fully applicable | policy | — | The remaining MiCA provisions, including authorisation of crypto-asset service providers, become applicable across the European Union. |
| 23 Jul 2024 | United States spot ether ETFs begin trading | policy | ETH | The first US-listed spot ether exchange-traded products begin trading. |
| 30 Jun 2024 | MiCA stablecoin provisions begin to apply | policy | — | Titles III and IV of MiCA, covering asset-referenced and e-money tokens, become applicable. |
| 20 Apr 2024 | Fourth Bitcoin halving | supply | BTC | The block subsidy fell from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC at block 840,000. |
| 13 Mar 2024 | Dencun activates EIP-4844 | upgrade | ETH | Blob transactions introduce a separate, cheaper data space used by rollups. |
| 11 Jan 2024 | United States spot bitcoin ETFs begin trading | policy | BTC | The first US-listed spot bitcoin exchange-traded products list after Securities and Exchange Commission approval of their applications. |
| 29 Jun 2023 | MiCA enters into force in the European Union | policy | — | The Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation enters into force, starting the transition to a single EU regime for crypto-asset service providers and issuers. |
| 12 Apr 2023 | Shanghai and Capella enable staking withdrawals | upgrade | ETH | Staked ether and its rewards become withdrawable for the first time since the deposit contract opened. |
| 11 Nov 2022 | FTX files for bankruptcy | market | — | The exchange and its affiliated entities file for Chapter 11 protection in the United States after a run on customer withdrawals. |
| 15 Sep 2022 | The Merge | upgrade | ETH | Ethereum replaces proof of work with proof of stake, ending mining on the network. |
| 09 May 2022 | Terra/UST loses its peg | market | — | The algorithmic stablecoin UST loses its dollar peg and the linked LUNA supply hyperinflates over the following days. |
| 14 Nov 2021 | Taproot activates | upgrade | BTC | Schnorr signatures and Tapscript activate on Bitcoin at block 709,632. |
| 05 Aug 2021 | London upgrade activates EIP-1559 | upgrade | ETH | Transaction pricing moves to a base fee that is burned rather than paid to miners. |
| 11 May 2020 | Third Bitcoin halving | supply | BTC | The block subsidy fell from 12.5 BTC to 6.25 BTC at block 630,000. |
| 09 Jul 2016 | Second Bitcoin halving | supply | BTC | The block subsidy fell from 25 BTC to 12.5 BTC at block 420,000. |
| 30 Jul 2015 | Ethereum genesis block | protocol | ETH | The Ethereum mainnet launches with the Frontier release. |
| 28 Nov 2012 | First Bitcoin halving | supply | BTC | The block subsidy fell from 50 BTC to 25 BTC at block 210,000. |
| 03 Jan 2009 | Bitcoin genesis block | protocol | BTC | The first block of the Bitcoin blockchain is mined, beginning the chain's history. |