About block 901,609
Bitcoin block 901,609 was mined by Foundry USA on June 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM UTC, 5 min 34 s after block 901,608. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,399 transactions in 1.26 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0297 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1547 BTC for this block.
Block 901,609 is number 458 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 447; 1,558 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 903,167. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 148,391 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 74,254 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.