About block 899,663
Bitcoin block 899,663 was mined by Foundry USA on June 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM UTC, 9 min 34 s after block 899,662. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,769 transactions in 1.74 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0474 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1724 BTC for this block.
Block 899,663 is number 528 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 446; 1,488 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 901,151. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 150,337 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 252 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 76,338 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.