Hard cap0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 90 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9,0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 90 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 90 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9,0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 90 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 90 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 BTCFixed by the protocol.
Smallest unit1 BTC = 100,000,000 satOne satoshi is 0.00000001 BTC.
Next halvingBlock 1,050,000Estimate: about April 2028, i.e. 210,000 blocks after block 840,000 (20 Apr 2024) at the 10-minute target.
Block 02009-01-03 18:15:05 UTC
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