About block 904,721
Bitcoin block 904,721 was mined by ViaBTC on July 9, 2025 at 7:26 AM UTC, 55 seconds after block 904,720. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 229 transactions in 0.18 MB (14.0% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0084 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1334 BTC for this block.
Block 904,721 is number 1,554 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 448; 462 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 905,183. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 145,279 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 89 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 70,768 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.