About block 904,466
Bitcoin block 904,466 was mined by ViaBTC on July 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM UTC, 21 seconds after block 904,465. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 442 transactions in 0.22 MB (15.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0023 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1273 BTC for this block.
Block 904,466 is number 1,299 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 448; 717 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 905,183. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 145,534 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 93 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 71,045 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.