About block 908,048
Bitcoin block 908,048 was mined by AntPool on August 1, 2025 at 2:44 AM UTC, 59 seconds after block 908,047. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,501 transactions in 1.99 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0081 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1331 BTC for this block.
Block 908,048 is number 849 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 450; 1,167 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 909,215. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 141,952 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 187 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 67,025 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.