About block 916,241
Bitcoin block 916,241 was mined by MARA Pool on September 24, 2025 at 10:24 PM UTC, 17 min 18 s after block 916,240. 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 3,036 transactions in 1.48 MB (89.6% 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 0.0269 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1519 BTC for this block.
Block 916,241 is number 978 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 1,038 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 133,759 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 42 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 57,654 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.