About block 905,309
Bitcoin block 905,309 was mined by AntPool on July 13, 2025 at 2:42 AM UTC, 17 min 55 s after block 905,308. 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 4,186 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0385 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1635 BTC for this block.
Block 905,309 is number 126 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 449; 1,890 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 907,199. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 144,691 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 200 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 70,140 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.