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Halving4/20/2024

#840,000

Fourth halving and Runes launch block

Mined
4/20/2024, 12:09:27 AM
Reward
3.125 BTC
Fees
37.63 BTC
Difficulty
86,388,558,925,171.02
Block hash

0000000000000000000320283a032748cef8227873ff4872689bf23f1cda83a5

00000000000000000003…4872689bf23f1cda83a5

The fourth halving at block 840,000 reduced the block subsidy from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC. This block also saw the launch of the Runes protocol for fungible tokens on Bitcoin, and unusually high fees from inscription activity.

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