About block 904,016
Bitcoin block 904,016 was mined by ViaBTC on July 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM UTC, 7 min 26 s after block 904,015. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,786 transactions in 0.83 MB (50.6% 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 0.0142 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1392 BTC for this block.
Block 904,016 is number 849 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 448; 1,167 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 905,183. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 145,984 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 97 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 71,518 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.