About block 917,655
Bitcoin block 917,655 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM UTC, 3 min 32 s after block 917,654. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,062 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0248 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1498 BTC for this block.
Block 917,655 is number 376 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,640 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,345 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. Braiins Pool found 20 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,925 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.