Bitcoin block 1,000,000 countdown

Current network height: block 973,019 of 1,000,000 · updated 2026-10-25

What actually happens at block 1,000,000?

Nothing, protocol-wise — and it's worth saying plainly. Unlike a halving, block 1,000,000 doesn't change issuance, fees, or any consensus rule; it's a round number in base 10, meaningful to us, not to the software. We track it because it's a natural milestone people search for, and because we can back the countdown with the same verifiable mechanism as our halving countdown and our 96% of supply issued countdown: live chain height, not a third-party estimate.

Why the date is an estimate

The block number is fixed; the date isn't. Blocks are mined every ~10 minutes on average, but the real pace varies with network hashrate, so the estimated date moves as blocks are found faster or slower. This page recalculates hourly from the current network height and the real average pace observed in the current difficulty epoch (9.6 minutes per block).

What it means for the cycle

Nothing directly — this is a chain-height milestone, not a market signal. If you want to know where the market actually stands right now, the NodeWitness cycle Score tracks that separately, for free and with a public methodology.

If what you actually want is the supply side, how many bitcoin exist counts it from our own node, and the free on-chain indicators explain what the chain does say about the market. The monthly Score history shows the phase at every point since 2018.

Want to know which phase of the cycle Bitcoin is in right now? Check the live cycle Score — free, no sign-up.

Last updated: October 25, 2026