About block 905,998
Bitcoin block 905,998 was mined by AntPool on July 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM UTC, 5 min 46 s after block 905,997. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,311 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0457 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1707 BTC for this block.
Block 905,998 is number 815 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 449; 1,201 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 907,199. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 144,002 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 69,398 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.