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The Bitcoin protocol
The schedule of the coins, the halvings and the record of the years, with their sources.
Total supply (millions of BTC)
Coins in circulation, in millions
Year
Annual issuance (% of supply, log)
New coins per year in percent, logarithmic scale
Year
measured years, as published · past returns are not a forecast · no price forecast
Halvings
- 3 January 2009 · 50 BTC
- 28 November 2012 · 25 BTC
- 9 July 2016 · 12.5 BTC
- 11 May 2020 · 6.25 BTC
- 20 April 2024 · 3.125 BTC
- 2028-04 · 1.5625 BTC (projected)
- 2032-04 · 0.78125 BTC (projected)
- 2036-04 · 0.390625 BTC (projected)
A halving every 210,000 blocks, roughly four years. Future dates depend on actual block times. Scarcity is not a price promise.
Further sources
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