💸 The mining of bitcoin block 840,000 unfolded as follows:

As we know, the Bitcoin halving occurred at block 840,000, reducing the miner reward per block from 6.25 to 3.125 BTC.

Pre-halving, the block was notable not only because of the reduction in reward, but also because of the presence of a significant number of unusual transactions. Here's a brief summary:

The amount of Bitcoin earned by the mining pool from this block significantly exceeded the block reward. This was due to the users' desire to leave their mark in history. The largest fee found in this block amounted to a whopping 8 bitcoins! If you think this was the only one, you are wrong, as some users also paid 6.73, 2.9, 1.99 bitcoins, and so on.

Interestingly, there were also those who paid a very modest fee, around a couple of dollars. In total, the pool was able to earn just over 37.6 bitcoins in fees. It's safe to say it had a rather lucky day! In addition to the reward for mining, the total reward amounted to approximately 40.75 bitcoins, which, at the April 20 exchange rate, equaled about $2.6 million.

Incidentally, the block was found by the mining pool ViaBTC, accommodating a total of 3050 transactions.

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