About block 918,143
Bitcoin block 918,143 was mined by OCEAN on October 8, 2025 at 7:36 AM UTC, 2 min 55 s after block 918,142. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 650 transactions in 0.32 MB (18.7% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0051 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1301 BTC for this block.
Block 918,143 is number 864 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,152 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 131,857 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. OCEAN found 33 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,529 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.