About block 906,179
Bitcoin block 906,179 was mined by ViaBTC on July 19, 2025 at 3:12 AM UTC, 10 min 4 s after block 906,178. 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 1,963 transactions in 1.01 MB (63.4% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0161 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1411 BTC for this block.
Block 906,179 is number 996 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 449; 1,020 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 907,199. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 143,821 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. ViaBTC found 95 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 69,204 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.