About block 901,642
Bitcoin block 901,642 was mined by Foundry USA on June 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM UTC, 4 min 29 s after block 901,641. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,611 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 6.00 sat/vB, down from 8.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0671 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1921 BTC for this block.
Block 901,642 is number 491 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 447; 1,525 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 903,167. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 148,358 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 242 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 74,079 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.