About block 899,253
Bitcoin block 899,253 was mined by OCEAN on May 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM UTC, 1 min 30 s after block 899,252. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 361 transactions in 0.19 MB (13.1% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0038 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1288 BTC for this block.
Block 899,253 is number 118 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 446; 1,898 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 901,151. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 150,747 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. OCEAN found 35 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 76,778 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.