About block 917,001
Bitcoin block 917,001 was mined by Braiins Pool on September 30, 2025 at 2:08 AM UTC, 21 min 29 s after block 917,000. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,436 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0244 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1494 BTC for this block.
Block 917,001 is number 1,738 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 278 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,999 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. Braiins Pool found 20 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 56,570 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.