Litecoin to Undergo Block Reward Halving in Just Over 200 Päevad, First Among Major PoW Cryptocurrencies

In roughly 202 päevadel, the cryptocurrency network Litecoin (LTC) will experience a block reward halving on or around Aug. 3, 2023. Litecoin will be the first major proof-of-work (PoW) blockchain to see a reward reduction before Bitcoin’s upcoming halving, which is expected to occur 203 päevade pärast.

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Litecoin Halving Set to Occur on or Around Aug. 3, 2023

Litecoin, the 14th-largest cryptocurrency today, on preparing to experience a block reward halving in 202 päevadel. It will be the first major proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrency to have a reward halving, besides the upcoming reduction scheduled to happen in 158 days for Dash. Kuid, Dash’s reduction is different than a halving as the reward will be reduced from 2.763 Dash to 2.566 Kriips. Nagu Bitcoin, Litecoin’s block halving cuts the reward in half (kõrval 50%) and it will drop from 12.5 LTC juurde 6.25 LTC.

Litecoin to Undergo Block Reward Halving in Just Over 200 Days, First Among Major PoW Cryptocurrencies
Estimated Dash reduction countdown and countdowns for LTC’s and BCH’s reward halvings in 2023. After DASH, LTC, ja BCH, the next halvings will stem from BSV, BTC, JNE, and ZEC.

Kuigi litecoin (LTC) holds the 14th-largest market capitalization today, it used to be a top-ten cryptocurrency contender in the early days of the crypto market. LTC’s network has many differences from Bitcoin (BTC) as there are more coins in circulation — currently more than 72 miljonit LTC in circulation. Kuid, LTC is nearing its maximum supply of 84 miljonit. Bitcoin’s block time is usually around 10 minutit ploki kohta, aga LTC blocks are much faster at 2.5 minutit ploki kohta.

Two-week market statistics show that litecoin (LTC) on saanud 29% USA vastu. dollarit, aga LTC is down 79% from the cryptocurrency’s all-time high. LTC reached an all-time high of around $410 per unit over a year ago on May 10, 2021. In addition to the difference in supply between LTC ja Bitcoin (BTC), Litecoin’s proof-of-work algorithm, Skript, is different from SHA-256. The upcoming LTC halving will be Litecoin’s third block reward reduction since its inception.

LTC experienced its first halving on Aug. 25, 2015, and this halving reduced the block reward for miners from 50 LTC juurde 25 LTC. LTC block halvings occur every 840,000 plokid, or four years. The second Litecoin block reward halving occurred on Aug. 5, 2019. This particular halving reduced the block reward for miners from 25 LTC juurde 12.5 LTC, the current reward level for Litecoin miners today.

In addition to Dash and Litecoin, the next three blockchains that will see block reward halvings are Bitcoin Cash (BCH) sisse 450 päevadel, Bitcoin SV (BSV) sisse 455 päevadel, ja Bitcoin (BTC) sisse 474 päevadel. Ethereum Classic is expected to see a block reduction similar to Dash’s in 568 päevadel. Ja, Zcash (ZEC) will see a halving in 677 päevadel. The ZEC block reward halving will see the subsidy drop from 3.125 ZEC to 1.5625 after the halving occurs on or around Nov. 20, 2024.

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