About block 908,179
Bitcoin block 908,179 was mined by MARA Pool on August 1, 2025 at 11:55 PM UTC, 1 min 1 s after block 908,178. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 416 transactions in 3.75 MB (99.9% 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 0.0128 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1378 BTC for this block.
Block 908,179 is number 980 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 450; 1,036 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 909,215. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 141,821 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. MARA Pool found 56 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 66,891 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.