About block 916,970
Bitcoin block 916,970 was mined by ViaBTC on September 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM UTC, 7 seconds after block 916,969. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 23 transactions in 0.01 MB (0.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0002 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1252 BTC for this block.
Block 916,970 is number 1,707 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 309 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 133,030 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. ViaBTC found 83 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 56,608 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.