About block 899,943
Bitcoin block 899,943 was mined by Foundry USA on June 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM UTC, 2 min 57 s after block 899,942. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 875 transactions in 1.17 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0280 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1530 BTC for this block.
Block 899,943 is number 808 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 446; 1,208 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 901,151. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 150,057 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 250 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 76,038 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.