About block 904,024
Bitcoin block 904,024 was mined by AntPool on July 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM UTC, 6 min 11 s after block 904,023. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,226 transactions in 1.00 MB (50.8% 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 0.0108 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1358 BTC for this block.
Block 904,024 is number 857 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 448; 1,159 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 905,183. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 145,976 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. AntPool found 199 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 71,510 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.