About block 917,018
Bitcoin block 917,018 was mined by AntPool on September 30, 2025 at 4:33 AM UTC, 15 min 36 s after block 917,017. 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 3,035 transactions in 1.75 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0209 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1459 BTC for this block.
Block 917,018 is number 1,755 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 261 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,982 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. AntPool found 205 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 56,549 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.