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July 9, 2016Mining & supplyConsensus activationsdocumented

Bitcoin’s second halving

At block 420,000, Bitcoin’s block subsidy fell from 25 BTC to 12.5 BTC.

The programmed reduction occurred after another 210,000 blocks without a special administrative action. Mining revenue from new issuance was cut in half before accounting for transaction fees or price changes.