About block 905,978
Bitcoin block 905,978 was mined by AntPool on July 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM UTC, 15 min 33 s after block 905,977. 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 3,794 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0574 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1824 BTC for this block.
Block 905,978 is number 795 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 449; 1,221 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 907,199. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 144,022 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 204 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 69,419 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.