About block 899,291
Bitcoin block 899,291 was mined by MARA Pool on May 31, 2025 at 11:07 PM UTC, 16 seconds after block 899,290. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 98 transactions in 0.04 MB (2.1% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0004 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1254 BTC for this block.
Block 899,291 is number 156 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 446; 1,860 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 901,151. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 150,709 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. MARA Pool found 59 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 76,739 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.