About block 909,223
Bitcoin block 909,223 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 8, 2025 at 9:43 PM UTC, 6 min 59 s after block 909,222. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,496 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 5.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0346 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1596 BTC for this block.
Block 909,223 is number 8 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 451; 2,008 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 911,231. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 140,777 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 15 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 65,647 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.