About block 909,685
Bitcoin block 909,685 was mined by AntPool on August 12, 2025 at 9:51 AM UTC, 58 seconds after block 909,684. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,051 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0087 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1337 BTC for this block.
Block 909,685 is number 470 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 451; 1,546 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 911,231. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 140,315 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. AntPool found 194 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 65,082 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.