About block 899,275
Bitcoin block 899,275 was mined by ViaBTC on May 31, 2025 at 8:36 PM UTC, 3 min 55 s after block 899,274. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,175 transactions in 0.50 MB (35.7% 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 0.0087 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1337 BTC for this block.
Block 899,275 is number 140 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 446; 1,876 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 901,151. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 150,725 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. ViaBTC found 88 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 76,756 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.