About block 904,729
Bitcoin block 904,729 was mined by MARA Pool on July 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM UTC, 18 min 7 s after block 904,728. 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 3,265 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0657 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1907 BTC for this block.
Block 904,729 is number 1,562 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 448; 454 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 905,183. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 145,271 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. MARA Pool found 54 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 70,760 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.