About block 921,997
Bitcoin block 921,997 was mined by ViaBTC on November 3, 2025 at 4:06 AM UTC, 8 min 48 s after block 921,996. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,834 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0264 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1514 BTC for this block.
Block 921,997 is number 686 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 457; 1,330 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 923,327. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 128,003 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. ViaBTC found 82 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 51,538 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.