About block 916,298
Bitcoin block 916,298 was mined by MARA Pool on September 25, 2025 at 8:35 AM UTC, 1 min 25 s after block 916,297. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 658 transactions in 1.26 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0121 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1371 BTC for this block.
Block 916,298 is number 1,035 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 981 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 133,702 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 43 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 57,569 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.