XBT unlock tracker

Halloween weekend is the biggest rule change since the fork. Knots 29.4.3 starts the 180-day coinbase lock at block 979,919, and one block later the coins mined during the 45-day window start to unlock. Here's where the chain is, live.

The 180-day lock starts in

320 blocks

Block 979,599 now · target 979,919 · estimate at 9.5 min a block, it will drift

19,265 XBT locked, unlock in 321 blocks (about 2 days)

Milestones

Block	What happens	Blocks left	Estimated (UTC)
979,919	The 180-day lock starts Knots 29.4.3 rule (#468). Rewards from here on can't be spent for 25,920 blocks, each on its own clock. Upgrade before this block.	320	Sat, 31 Oct 2026 19:04 UTC
979,920	The Halloween unlock Rewards from the 45-day window (blocks 973,440 to 979,918) become spendable under consensus. Knots relay policy still holds each one for 6,480 blocks from when it was mined, so they drip out.	321	Sat, 31 Oct 2026 19:13 UTC
980,019	Split risk opens From here a node still on 29.4.2 may accept blocks that 29.4.3 rejects.	420	Sun, 01 Nov 2026 10:54 UTC
986,399	Late-miner risk Miners still on 29.4.2 may produce blocks that 29.4.3 rejects.	6,800	Sun, 13 Dec 2026 13:04 UTC

What to do

Node runners: upgrade to Knots 29.4.3 before block 979,919, from bitcoinknots.org only, and verify the signature. Step-by-step guide.

Miners: upgrade the node behind your DATUM Gateway. Pool miners: ask your pool when it upgrades. Thinking of renting hash instead? Rewards mined from 979,919 lock for about 180 days. Rent or buy calculator.

Holders: nothing to do. Your coins and keys don't change. If your wallet talks to your own node, upgrade the node.

Will the unlock dump the price? The case both ways. Follow every pull request on the Knots tracker.

Times are estimates from block height and drift with hash rate. Not financial advice.