About block 917,974
Bitcoin block 917,974 was mined by SECPOOL on October 7, 2025 at 2:29 AM UTC, 4 min 30 s after block 917,973. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,416 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0140 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1390 BTC for this block.
Block 917,974 is number 695 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,321 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,026 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. SECPOOL found 41 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,628 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.