About block 905,498
Bitcoin block 905,498 was mined by AntPool on July 14, 2025 at 9:55 AM UTC, 5 min 27 s after block 905,497. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,497 transactions in 0.74 MB (43.2% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0147 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1397 BTC for this block.
Block 905,498 is number 315 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 449; 1,701 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 907,199. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 144,502 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 198 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 69,939 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.