About block 908,198
Bitcoin block 908,198 was mined by ViaBTC on August 2, 2025 at 3:44 AM UTC, 13 seconds after block 908,197. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 238 transactions in 1.06 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0206 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1456 BTC for this block.
Block 908,198 is number 999 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 450; 1,017 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 909,215. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 141,802 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. ViaBTC found 95 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 66,869 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.