About block 917,979
Bitcoin block 917,979 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 7, 2025 at 3:28 AM UTC, 17 min 14 s after block 917,978. 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 2,478 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0404 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1654 BTC for this block.
Block 917,979 is number 700 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,316 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,021 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. Braiins Pool found 22 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,623 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.