About block 901,596
Bitcoin block 901,596 was mined by Foundry USA on June 17, 2025 at 6:51 AM UTC, 17 min 5 s after block 901,595. 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 3,323 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0714 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1964 BTC for this block.
Block 901,596 is number 445 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 447; 1,571 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 903,167. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 148,404 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 247 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 74,268 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.