About block 900,040
Bitcoin block 900,040 was mined by Foundry USA on June 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM UTC, 18 min 51 s after block 900,039. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,286 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0480 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1730 BTC for this block.
Block 900,040 is number 905 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 446; 1,111 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 901,151. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 149,960 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 251 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 75,938 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.