About block 904,197
Bitcoin block 904,197 was mined by Braiins Pool on July 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM UTC, 10 min 42 s after block 904,196. 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 3,594 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0287 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1537 BTC for this block.
Block 904,197 is number 1,030 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 448; 986 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 905,183. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 145,803 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. Braiins Pool found 22 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 71,329 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.