About block 899,331
Bitcoin block 899,331 was mined by Foundry USA on June 1, 2025 at 7:40 AM UTC, 9 min 41 s after block 899,330. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,543 transactions in 1.27 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0258 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1508 BTC for this block.
Block 899,331 is number 196 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 446; 1,820 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 901,151. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 150,669 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 76,696 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.