About block 904,705
Bitcoin block 904,705 was mined by AntPool on July 9, 2025 at 5:58 AM UTC, 5 min 15 s after block 904,704. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 796 transactions in 0.61 MB (38.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0091 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1341 BTC for this block.
Block 904,705 is number 1,538 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 448; 478 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 905,183. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 145,295 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 201 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 70,785 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.