About block 918,016
Bitcoin block 918,016 was mined by MARA Pool on October 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM UTC, 5 min 18 s after block 918,015. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 953 transactions in 0.34 MB (20.9% 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 0.0080 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1330 BTC for this block.
Block 918,016 is number 737 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,279 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 131,984 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. MARA Pool found 47 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,600 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.