About block 900,257
Bitcoin block 900,257 was mined by ViaBTC on June 8, 2025 at 2:12 AM UTC, 3 min 7 s after block 900,256. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 979 transactions in 0.80 MB (40.3% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0074 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1324 BTC for this block.
Block 900,257 is number 1,122 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 446; 894 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 901,151. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 149,743 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 89 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 75,743 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.