Dash Block Subsidy Calculator

Block Subsidy

Dash's block subsidy was originally difficulty-dependent, calculated from the block's proof-of-work difficulty using three successive formulas. The base subsidy ranged from 1 to 500 DASH in the earliest blocks, narrowing to 5–25 DASH as mining difficulty increased. Since v20 activation (block 1,987,776), the base is hardcoded at 5 DASH. In all eras, the subsidy decreases by 1/14 (~7.14%) every 210,240 blocks (~1 year).

The Math

In the post-difficulty era, the base subsidy is 500,000,000 satoshis (5 DASH). For each reduction period the subsidy is reduced: nSubsidy -= nSubsidy / 14 using integer division. This means each period retains exactly 13/14 of the previous subsidy. Early blocks used difficulty-dependent formulas (see the schedule table for ranges).

Reward Allocation

Since the v20 hard fork (block 1,987,776), the block reward is split: 20% to miners, 60% to masternodes, and 20% to the treasury. This allocation evolved over time — early blocks had no masternode payments, and the treasury was introduced at block 328,010 at 10%. The calculator shows the historically accurate split for each block height.

Treasury & Actual Supply

The treasury allocation (currently 20%) represents the maximum possible governance budget per superblock cycle. In practice, only proposals that pass a governance vote are funded — unused budget is never created. This means the actual circulating supply is lower than the theoretical maximum shown here.

Masternodes

Of the 60% masternode allocation, 62.5% is paid on the Core chain and 37.5% goes to the Platform credit pool (evonodes).