About block 899,227
Bitcoin block 899,227 was mined by Foundry USA on May 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM UTC, 29 min 37 s after block 899,226. 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 4,133 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0460 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1710 BTC for this block.
Block 899,227 is number 92 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 446; 1,924 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 901,151. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 150,773 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. Foundry USA found 256 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 76,805 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.