About block 917,964
Bitcoin block 917,964 was mined by AntPool on October 7, 2025 at 12:58 AM UTC, 10 min 36 s after block 917,963. 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 1,871 transactions in 1.48 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0394 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1644 BTC for this block.
Block 917,964 is number 685 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,331 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,036 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 205 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,636 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.