About block 916,561
Bitcoin block 916,561 was mined by ViaBTC on September 27, 2025 at 3:42 AM UTC, 4 min 47 s after block 916,560. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 678 transactions in 0.35 MB (21.2% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0094 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1344 BTC for this block.
Block 916,561 is number 1,298 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 718 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 133,439 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. ViaBTC found 86 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 57,188 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.