The Bitcoin halving remains a significant event in the world of Bitcoin.
The 2016 Bitcoin halving was incredibly exciting and some interesting events happened both before and after.
Let’s take a look!
Key TakeawaysIn the 2016 Bitcoin halving, which is the second most recent Bitcoin halving, the reward dropped from 25 to 12.5 BTC per block.
This means Bitcoin’s inflation rate was cut in half.
The Bitcoin 2016 Halving took place on July 9th, 2016.
➤ MORE: 2024 Bitcoin Halving Countdown
Between November 28, 2012 (the previous halving date before the one in 2016) to February 6th, 2014, Bitcoin went from $12 to around $900, before beginning a swift descent down to nearly $100 by February 21, 2014.
For the next two years and four months, Bitcoin oscillated between $111 and $664 (the price of Bitcoin at halving in 2016).
In the chart below, the black vertical line is the day the 2016 halving took place:
Usually, the Bitcoin price goes up shortly after halvings.
And that is more or less what happaned after the 2016 halving.
From July of 2016 to January of 2017, Bitcoin rose in price about 60%, from the 600’s to over $1000.
From there, the price went crazy.
From January through December of 2017, Bitcoin had more than 19X’d in price to a high of over $19,000.
This can be seen in the chart below:
You can track the 2024 Bitcoin halving estimated date using our Bitcoin halving countdown clock.
We estimate the 2024 halving date based on live Bitcoin network data, ensuring an accurate estimate.
The 2024 halving will likely create tons of media hype and interest in Bitcoin.
The 2024 halving is important because it is the year Bitcoin’s inflation rate will finally go below gold, making it the scarcest money to ever exist.
➤ MORE: Learn about the 2020 Bitcoin Halving
You can read about both of those here:
➤ MORE: 2012 Bitcoin Halving Date & Price History
➤ MORE: 2020 Bitcoin Halving Date & Price History
There were few livestreams of the 2016 halving, and the only one still available on youtube is the one below where the stream actually crashed moments after the halving countdown ended!
