About block 916,159
Bitcoin block 916,159 was mined by Braiins Pool on September 24, 2025 at 8:44 AM UTC, 16 min 39 s after block 916,158. 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 2,618 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0276 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1526 BTC for this block.
Block 916,159 is number 896 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 1,120 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 133,841 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. Braiins Pool found 16 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 57,786 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.