About block 899,421
Bitcoin block 899,421 was mined by Foundry USA on June 1, 2025 at 10:46 PM UTC, 7 min 16 s after block 899,420. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,197 transactions in 1.56 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 0.0256 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1506 BTC for this block.
Block 899,421 is number 286 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 446; 1,730 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 901,151. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 150,579 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 251 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 76,595 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.