About block 899,257
Bitcoin block 899,257 was mined by AntPool on May 31, 2025 at 5:24 PM UTC, 46 seconds after block 899,256. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,054 transactions in 0.39 MB (22.2% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0025 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1275 BTC for this block.
Block 899,257 is number 122 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 446; 1,894 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 901,151. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 150,743 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. AntPool found 196 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 76,774 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.