About block 901,557
Bitcoin block 901,557 was mined by Foundry USA on June 16, 2025 at 8:59 PM UTC, 11 min 55 s after block 901,556. 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 3,005 transactions in 1.58 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 0.0455 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1705 BTC for this block.
Block 901,557 is number 406 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 447; 1,610 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 903,167. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 148,443 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 246 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 74,314 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.