About block 918,157
Bitcoin block 918,157 was mined by MARA Pool on October 8, 2025 at 8:59 AM UTC, 4 min 7 s after block 918,156. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,383 transactions in 0.61 MB (36.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0082 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1332 BTC for this block.
Block 918,157 is number 878 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,138 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 131,843 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 45 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,522 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.