About block 899,252
Bitcoin block 899,252 was mined by Foundry USA on May 31, 2025 at 4:40 PM UTC, 36 seconds after block 899,251. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 159 transactions in 0.10 MB (7.1% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0015 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1265 BTC for this block.
Block 899,252 is number 117 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 446; 1,899 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 901,151. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 150,748 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 76,779 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.