About block 918,317
Bitcoin block 918,317 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM UTC, 44 min 50 s after block 918,316. 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 3,709 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 5.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0759 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.2009 BTC for this block.
Block 918,317 is number 1,038 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 978 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 131,683 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 16 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,429 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.