About block 906,979
Bitcoin block 906,979 was mined by ViaBTC on July 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM UTC, 30 seconds after block 906,978. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 834 transactions in 0.27 MB (14.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0028 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1278 BTC for this block.
Block 906,979 is number 1,796 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 449; 220 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 907,199. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 143,021 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 96 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 68,266 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.