About block 917,780
Bitcoin block 917,780 was mined by ViaBTC on October 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM UTC, 2 min 54 s after block 917,779. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 920 transactions in 0.44 MB (27.1% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0070 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1320 BTC for this block.
Block 917,780 is number 501 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,515 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,220 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. ViaBTC found 82 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,746 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.