About block 904,018
Bitcoin block 904,018 was mined by Unknown on July 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM UTC, 19 min 15 s after block 904,017. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,638 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0315 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1565 BTC for this block.
Block 904,018 is number 851 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 448; 1,165 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 905,183. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 145,982 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. Unknown found 2 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 71,516 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.