About block 901,498
Bitcoin block 901,498 was mined by AntPool on June 16, 2025 at 11:10 AM UTC, 37 seconds after block 901,497. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 216 transactions in 0.11 MB (7.3% 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 0.0016 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1266 BTC for this block.
Block 901,498 is number 347 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 447; 1,669 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 903,167. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 148,502 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. AntPool found 194 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 74,382 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.