About block 899,251
Bitcoin block 899,251 was mined by Foundry USA on May 31, 2025 at 4:40 PM UTC, 3 min 35 s after block 899,250. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 842 transactions in 0.54 MB (42.0% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0096 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1346 BTC for this block.
Block 899,251 is number 116 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 446; 1,900 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 901,151. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 150,749 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. Foundry USA found 257 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 76,780 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.