About block 908,518
Bitcoin block 908,518 was mined by ViaBTC on August 4, 2025 at 6:16 AM UTC, 17 seconds after block 908,517. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 869 transactions in 0.62 MB (39.1% 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 0.0047 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1297 BTC for this block.
Block 908,518 is number 1,319 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 450; 697 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 909,215. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 141,482 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 96 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 66,482 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.