About block 904,004
Bitcoin block 904,004 was mined by ViaBTC on July 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM UTC, 5 min 42 s after block 904,003. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,980 transactions in 0.97 MB (65.4% 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 0.0182 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1432 BTC for this block.
Block 904,004 is number 837 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 448; 1,179 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 905,183. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 145,996 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. ViaBTC found 97 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 71,530 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.