About block 918,299
Bitcoin block 918,299 was mined by OCEAN on October 9, 2025 at 11:22 AM UTC, 5 min 44 s after block 918,298. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,191 transactions in 1.40 MB (89.2% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0191 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1441 BTC for this block.
Block 918,299 is number 1,020 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 996 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 131,701 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. OCEAN found 34 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,434 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.