About block 916,717
Bitcoin block 916,717 was mined by Braiins Pool on September 28, 2025 at 5:42 AM UTC, 2 min 23 s after block 916,716. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,011 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0035 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1285 BTC for this block.
Block 916,717 is number 1,454 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 562 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 133,283 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. Braiins Pool found 18 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 56,966 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.