About block 899,294
Bitcoin block 899,294 was mined by Foundry USA on May 31, 2025 at 11:27 PM UTC, 3 min 51 s after block 899,293. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 879 transactions in 0.61 MB (40.0% 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 0.0077 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1327 BTC for this block.
Block 899,294 is number 159 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 446; 1,857 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 901,151. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 150,706 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 76,736 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.