About block 901,742
Bitcoin block 901,742 was mined by Foundry USA on June 18, 2025 at 8:27 AM UTC, 3 min 0 s after block 901,741. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,042 transactions in 1.17 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0284 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1534 BTC for this block.
Block 901,742 is number 591 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 447; 1,425 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 903,167. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 148,258 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 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 243 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 73,972 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.