About block 917,198
Bitcoin block 917,198 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 1, 2025 at 8:03 AM UTC, 16 min 52 s after block 917,197. 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 3,595 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0352 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1602 BTC for this block.
Block 917,198 is number 1,935 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 81 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,802 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 20 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 56,353 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.