About block 904,344
Bitcoin block 904,344 was mined by Unknown on July 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM UTC, 11 min 48 s after block 904,343. 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 2,623 transactions in 1.48 MB (91.4% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0248 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1498 BTC for this block.
Block 904,344 is number 1,177 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 448; 839 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 905,183. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 145,656 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 71,175 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.