About block 899,278
Bitcoin block 899,278 was mined by Foundry USA on May 31, 2025 at 9:13 PM UTC, 10 min 34 s after block 899,277. 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 2,097 transactions in 1.04 MB (66.1% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0198 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1448 BTC for this block.
Block 899,278 is number 143 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 446; 1,873 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 901,151. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 150,722 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 257 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 76,753 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.