About block 900,972
Bitcoin block 900,972 was mined by Foundry USA on June 12, 2025 at 7:36 PM UTC, 16 min 51 s after block 900,971. 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 3,760 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0494 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1744 BTC for this block.
Block 900,972 is number 1,837 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 446; 179 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 901,151. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 149,028 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 74,974 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.