About block 917,022
Bitcoin block 917,022 was mined by AntPool on September 30, 2025 at 5:46 AM UTC, 54 seconds after block 917,021. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,005 transactions in 1.59 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 0.0038 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1288 BTC for this block.
Block 917,022 is number 1,759 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 257 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,978 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 56,545 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.