About block 905,979
Bitcoin block 905,979 was mined by AntPool on July 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM UTC, 4 min 14 s after block 905,978. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,003 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0300 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1550 BTC for this block.
Block 905,979 is number 796 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 449; 1,220 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 907,199. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 144,021 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. AntPool found 204 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 69,418 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.