About block 916,253
Bitcoin block 916,253 was mined by AntPool on September 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM UTC, 45 seconds after block 916,252. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,802 transactions in 1.78 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0032 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1282 BTC for this block.
Block 916,253 is number 990 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 1,026 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 133,747 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. AntPool found 209 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 57,638 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.