About block 916,242
Bitcoin block 916,242 was mined by MARA Pool on September 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM UTC, 1 min 55 s after block 916,241. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 523 transactions in 0.28 MB (16.4% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0041 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1291 BTC for this block.
Block 916,242 is number 979 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 1,037 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 133,758 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. MARA Pool found 42 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 57,653 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.