About block 901,603
Bitcoin block 901,603 was mined by Foundry USA on June 17, 2025 at 7:44 AM UTC, 10 min 19 s after block 901,602. 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 3,245 transactions in 1.47 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0380 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1630 BTC for this block.
Block 901,603 is number 452 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 447; 1,564 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 903,167. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 148,397 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 247 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 74,261 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.