# on receiving block 917429 here $ date -u '+%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ' 2025-10-02T21:46:30Z # as written in the block header 2025-10-02T21:46:14Z $ uptime # since last reboot 21:46:30 up 50 days, 7:37, 0 users, load average: 0.68, 0.77, 1.00 $ battery.sh 96%, Power Supply Online $ uname -smnr Linux singer 6.12.40-0-lts x86_64 $ grep ^MemAvailable /proc/meminfo MemAvailable: 2250788 kB $ du -h -d1 .bitcoin/ 1.5G .bitcoin/testnet4 11.6G .bitcoin/indexes 3.4G .bitcoin/signet 43.1M .bitcoin/wallets 97.7G .bitcoin/blocks 18.6M .bitcoin/regtest 10.9G .bitcoin/chainstate 125.2G .bitcoin/ $ df -h . Filesystem Size Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/sda3 911.4G 841.4G 69.1G 92% / $ bitcoind -version Bitcoin Core daemon version v29.99.0-5103a96f40b7 Copyright (C) 2009-2025 The Bitcoin Core developers Please contribute if you find Bitcoin Core useful. Visit for further information about the software. The source code is available from . This is experimental software. Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying file COPYING or $ BC=$(bitcoin-cli getblockcount); echo $BC 917429 $ BH=$(bitcoin-cli getblockhash 917429); echo $BH 00000000000000000000b846a69a68c555e880d2f06e4962869eccfd48482999 $ bitcoin-cli getblockheader 00000000000000000000b846a69a68c555e880d2f06e4962869eccfd48482999 { "hash": "00000000000000000000b846a69a68c555e880d2f06e4962869eccfd48482999", "confirmations": 1, "height": 917429, "version": 546824192, "versionHex": "2097e000", "merkleroot": "eb742d997dbf4acf828377ac518d9df1ea10ea4f75472642f831fa120843fd3c", "time": 1759441574, "mediantime": 1759439902, "nonce": 467087255, "bits": "1701ddb4", "target": "00000000000000000001ddb40000000000000000000000000000000000000000", "difficulty": 150839487445890.5, "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000e8070984254349a0b52b8ec6", "nTx": 3698, "previousblockhash": "00000000000000000000b7d897074e21456e26582da11e0a37b23fb74bf6a684" } $ echo $BH | tr 0 . | fold -w 4 | paste -d " " - - - - .... .... .... .... .... b846 a69a 68c5 55e8 8.d2 f.6e 4962 869e ccfd 4848 2999 $ : Following was the shortform $ : from which shortkode came $ last=${BH: -4} $ a=$(echo $BH | cut -b-60 \ | fold -w 4 \ | grep -Ev '^(0000|[^0]{4})$') $ R=$(echo $a $last | cut -b-20) $ printf "%s sf: " $BC $ { echo $R | grep "$last$" \ || echo $R M; } | tr "0\n" ". " echo 917429 sf: 8.d2 f.6e 2999 $ : Following was the shortkode $ : from which anecdote came $ nz=$(echo $BH | fold -w 4 \ | grep -cE '^[^0]{4}$') $ z=$(echo $BH | fold -w 4 \ | grep -c '^0000$') $ nzzs=$(((${nz}<<4)+${z})) $ printf "%s sk: " $BC $ printf "%s %x\n" \ $last \ $nzzs \ | tr 0 . 917429 sk: 2999 95 $ : Following is an anecdote $ all=$(echo $BH | fold -w 4 \ | sed 's/^/0x/' \ | paste -s | tr '\t' ^) $ printf "%s ak: " $BC $ printf "%04x %02x\n" \ $(($all)) $nzzs \ | tr 0 . 917429 ak: 319d 95 ### niceblack moved to the end $ bitcoin-cli getmempoolinfo { "loaded": true, "size": 21589, "bytes": 8011364, "usage": 51123440, "total_fee": 0.02064626, "maxmempool": 300000000, "mempoolminfee": 0.00000001, "minrelaytxfee": 0.00000001, "incrementalrelayfee": 0.00000001, "unbroadcastcount": 0, "fullrbf": true, "permitbaremultisig": true, "maxdatacarriersize": 512 } $ gmm.sh 256 ## Current epoch estimation is -0.37% ## 149 of 2016, i.e. 7%, 1867 to go ## Current and previous two in numbers: $ bitcoin-cli getnetworkhashps 2016 1.075306308297436e+21 $ bitcoin-cli getnetworkhashps 2016 917279 1.079369922029227e+21 $ bitcoin-cli getnetworkhashps 2016 915263 1.017636037971109e+21 $ bitcoin-cli gettxoutsetinfo muhash { "height": 917429, "bestblock": "00000000000000000000b846a69a68c555e880d2f06e4962869eccfd48482999", "txouts": 166720704, "bogosize": 13064996317, "muhash": "f9e0149bd76cff01f70e78a7632c74e68db143ffff20c40c47b72c23231f9412", "total_amount": 19929238.66668805, "total_unspendable_amount": 230.08331195, "block_info": { "prevout_spent": 908.38391864, "coinbase": 3.13239832, "new_outputs_ex_coinbase": 908.37652031, "unspendable": 0.00000001, "unspendables": { "genesis_block": 0.00000000, "bip30": 0.00000000, "scripts": 0.00000001, "unclaimed_rewards": 0.00000000 } } } $ bitcoin-cli getblockstats 917429 { "avgfee": 200, "avgfeerate": 0, "avgtxsize": 501, "blockhash": "00000000000000000000b846a69a68c555e880d2f06e4962869eccfd48482999", "feerate_percentiles": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 2 ], "height": 917429, "ins": 10419, "maxfee": 70618, "maxfeerate": 72, "maxtxsize": 217600, "medianfee": 41, "mediantime": 1759439902, "mediantxsize": 222, "minfee": 38, "minfeerate": 0, "mintxsize": 150, "outs": 7727, "subsidy": 312500000, "swtotal_size": 1840190, "swtotal_weight": 3943877, "swtxs": 3651, "time": 1759441574, "total_out": 90837652032, "total_size": 1852200, "total_weight": 3991917, "totalfee": 739832, "txs": 3698, "utxo_increase": -2692, "utxo_size_inc": -194711, "utxo_increase_actual": -5878, "utxo_size_inc_actual": -422035 } $ bitcoin-cli getnettotals { "totalbytesrecv": 14166316669, "totalbytessent": 44725837990, "timemillis": 1759441591099, "uploadtarget": { "timeframe": 86400, "target": 0, "target_reached": false, "serve_historical_blocks": true, "bytes_left_in_cycle": 0, "time_left_in_cycle": 0 } } $ bitcoin-cli -netinfo Bitcoin Core client v29.99.0-5103a96f40b7 - server 70016/Satoshi:29.99.0/ ipv4 npr total block in 72 1 73 out 10 0 10 2 total 82 1 83 Local services: witness, compact filters, network limited, p2p v2 Local addresses: n/a $ bitcoin-cli -addrinfo { "addresses_known": { "ipv4": 68288, "ipv6": 0, "onion": 0, "i2p": 0, "cjdns": 0, "total": 68288 } } $ halving.sh 917429 ===================================== Bitcoin Block Halving prediction ===================================== bc=917429 gbt=1231006505 bbt=1759441574 This is average time to mine a block (1759441574-1231006505)/917429 bts=575.9949740034662045060658 Now let's multiply that by 1050000 which is the block number of next halving and get the prediction: Sat Mar 4 16:56:43 UTC 2028 ------------------------------------- Next palindrome will be 917719 predicted to happen at this time: Sat Oct 4 20:10:12 UTC 2025 ------------------------------------- Current mining epoch number is 455. The next fortnight happens in block 919296 and probably around this time: Wed Oct 15 08:29:16 UTC 2025 ### v2_peerinfo are in v2_peerinfo-bitcoin.txt $ bitcoin-cli getpeerinfo | grep -w 'v2' | uniq -c 44 "transport_protocol_type": "v2", $ bitcoin-cli getpeerinfo \ | jq -r '.[] | select ( .transport_protocol_type == "v2" ) | .addr + " " + .session_id' \ | while read addr sid do a=$(echo ${addr%\]*} | tr -d '\[' | md5sum | cut -b-16); printf "%s\n\t%s\n" "$a" "$sid" done dad6ce7fbc66ae65 bb4b998d0a17df900fb242b2ec438080dcff37a2d191ce5f202b40408c38eefa 56044333c9b2e96b 52b775444eb94f2764f9b1a4d29feafb98856a18bff57d9f77e54d6b66962734 195c4ee5d34b40d2 2c1f017907b99d0a2b304e774eada965d85d5c9087a960b8c91d36eeade747ad 81cad95c08c46dc7 5477abc9c8309ee34fec3087869f661ac45f24529faa85f21724f3b7cb70737d 405b718573da30c6 ef0f804729bffda14e4f5601047ee0aa9fcd6be50a950dcd84027be464113e6f 63853b363111e516 e1fa4afe3d382bd148a453eb9b35dfec2c59e19c241949ac92d9da13797e1aca 798cf87ed3a1cebc 38393bc533eb4711fea13bd96bf3f28488495a6750f4f0e5fa0278a08454ada0 164df898ecf612fd c7e051a1bb22f2329eeed32003cef524ea20eb366c81e6e75568985adcea9f33 22e01c3a3777826b 51fe4a60cadd37270047099a8e0f1da93e7241fa889f7334cbda4ceaf8362a58 d0b1739fb38768e5 45e306c49830ab841bc0072652d4caec56841e370340334ff4d50c1def8dae12 052d4581ddd7898c 01784b4d5b5c2a1664c877916294df5d73a695acaf8ba5a7ebd4d4e90e8b9e9d b925aef7def3ea0f ffa3813f2d089bcb58a157d09fccc66e4d71661e8291b0a769502fbf85d3b90e 193c521d697c8032 b7e0511796c6b69af0e33a41dac6147bf3c8e3f7f461809371ee4605971a61aa 4a93d1c15384d279 a9af0c3ab40a2f31a9f1fd33e2531795c34b2a0d3004bfc6735c31be4933f336 bfddd97110fcb7ec a2c23f736edc217c5f97dea3499d4f00a3dc4b44663f562ed035982b5a0a2571 87a9dbb8d940cbe4 4332a5f87eeaad180eab0804a1b5c026be4591272e496ff9d7e74dcfdf16f6d8 83b09832e5ded9db 4d299f5cedd1530969a9d16d80e6dd189de0561039e6772443db17afac840f33 e6d8e26aaed984da 0a5d176226b41bed6beba5c1a700708230a71d5ef956c6168e09725a291478e1 300d20466927f5d8 cd95d103737b0e9cc2972d81b3db90fefc37ff0537fadb1b73da10656139ab75 3b3dab8f5727700e 2736dfc1be2ff9e0c62293deb522e975d9efb4e1c2c96b979b5244417ae39cd7 a10cfb4f0bcb13a5 afd258d89c18dc141ccac382ce9638e51c31153835115c3dee67a53f68b3812f 975af7bc54fd6ed0 f2e4469fe9ec8aad4bd0f8c24f9d701bcf171b65e4540f6268ad2489afb9f190 6ca72cb6c3920a78 2adc996839fc27e82f2e5b0b798c041ddc1325594a2082bdc750ca717362d00e b9a360c82e40051c 25fb5f9a5f63fffe30f845b1eb29f38fa02a313ed50a2a56a823672e73e950f9 6e166b72fc93c3d2 dc222803d1882f1f83d9b9467e39253de73cfa6e513025c791bddbbd02726b45 847173b346f0661f e02b19b1ea439db362e8e56d9eb652c32a8bf9668a7a5f4f60a2cff826c8678d cbf8198109e780e5 97a6280501eeb10d8f81cd7d9e0c94d8e9356c9225f2266be234c0a32569bd35 22f4b47a865c56b5 e4b4dbf0aec46d8778ce9200ab641a66787e0c8f9792765e70b948bafbd92688 1e508f0d34b205f6 fd7bdd2bf035e1eacb55d0a1f1359285d9fcaaec044f4caf23b4e20896614dda eb559ea753d4c3a5 2f1fd83eb1fd16561bdac458875436b9071e0910f4e8ff82f63edb4861050351 97c833820b1a118a 0b75ace644730a76ff7ecebe241fec18c98303fd44a1b8986953b6139d5e39db c932b41a7065c9a1 27b970c727362e93cf7d7c2e8e3b652db79facaef9e664be801a6632a858c46a ec004f26e6996bda 82f7af893576b8fc2b239fe63a3031b8fe5fb8e2ceda400feeacdb5681353cf3 b120f1a3bf1b914f 80eb57c129e380367d0c186a7321beec7361f365b3b463dfce5f9bf898e90c07 43da40f37a8efb9a 290428f31a52035e8fd28527b21a539ac300fc63422bbd5bfaebae64c1034aba 32616b9c97e9dfa3 a7ff7e3ce498f2d6e425f039e19c2a5fc563df6c9052cf31662b023502a9d01d 0d52e37ec183ea8b 030fcc489fe24c041a2c37e3b6002e98d383ced02e69a288623be0eeab251873 f288d7447af90685 533c683219c146af22c28e58dd81412d9df8be6e21ab488b2ee710099ac5f8ac 309cd00399417b56 76081a2915d8c7c6a534ad9c31d6d65777a0269d6fe5aa61e0de6721f94f0edf a22ba28f8bfff2f4 e3823498547d3c9a73c59e95a3dab02486791fd574b395631de069c5814d4ddb cd843891877a48d2 f7daf56d844323ca0e1b635a21acc4478be32cecb84a861e79c446bf781496e3 72f45a2c9593570b d6d8e5e3cce8a660a2e1c91ec4b136e7d258999aed8bf04d815b784d827b8389 a4311ca3bb0e4d42 ec44128ec4e6060b3458615f24596986ae54734d1716496cef4518e2655e52ab 75708d00e0c39604 b517ff4ae3b6be89ba448d3b1af5f8bc74c36a849546590b4b4d3b2a84dfb683 $ niceblack.sh $BH $BC | | | _ \ | _ \ _| | / _.__/_|\___/\__|_\_\ _ \_ |__ /| |_ ) _ \ \_ / | /__ _| /\_ / _/ _| _/ _|___| _/ ,----- .123 4567 89ab cdef -----, | | | .. .... .... .... .... .f | | 1. .... b846 a69a 68c5 1f | | 2. 55e8 8.d2 f.6e 4962 2f | | 3. 869e ccfd 4848 2999 3f | '=== ==== ==== ==== ==== ===' ak: 319d 95