About block 909,016
Bitcoin block 909,016 was mined by MARA Pool on August 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM UTC, 11 min 20 s after block 909,015. 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 3,944 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0365 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1615 BTC for this block.
Block 909,016 is number 1,817 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 450; 199 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 909,215. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 140,984 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. MARA Pool found 53 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 65,867 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.