About block 917,356
Bitcoin block 917,356 was mined by MARA Pool on October 2, 2025 at 10:44 AM UTC, 5 min 44 s after block 917,355. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,706 transactions in 0.75 MB (46.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0129 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1379 BTC for this block.
Block 917,356 is number 77 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,939 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,644 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. MARA Pool found 49 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 56,206 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.