About block 917,690
Bitcoin block 917,690 was mined by Unknown on October 5, 2025 at 12:27 AM UTC, 14 seconds after block 917,689. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,646 transactions in 1.71 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0030 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1280 BTC for this block.
Block 917,690 is number 411 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,605 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,310 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. Unknown found 12 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,885 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.