About block 917,652
Bitcoin block 917,652 was mined by AntPool on October 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM UTC, 12 min 45 s after block 917,651. 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 2,888 transactions in 1.46 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0452 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1702 BTC for this block.
Block 917,652 is number 373 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,643 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,348 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 203 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,928 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.