About block 909,168
Bitcoin block 909,168 was mined by AntPool on August 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM UTC, 15 min 32 s after block 909,167. 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 4,091 transactions in 1.43 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 5.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0582 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1832 BTC for this block.
Block 909,168 is number 1,969 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 450; 47 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 909,215. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 140,832 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. AntPool found 191 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 65,704 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.