About block 908,996
Bitcoin block 908,996 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 7, 2025 at 8:56 AM UTC, 30 min 16 s after block 908,995. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,206 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0606 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1856 BTC for this block.
Block 908,996 is number 1,797 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 450; 219 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 909,215. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 141,004 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. Braiins Pool found 14 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 65,889 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.