About block 916,262
Bitcoin block 916,262 was mined by AntPool on September 25, 2025 at 12:44 AM UTC, 44 seconds after block 916,261. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,393 transactions in 1.88 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0036 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1286 BTC for this block.
Block 916,262 is number 999 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 1,017 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 133,738 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 210 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 57,624 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.