About block 904,002
Bitcoin block 904,002 was mined by Foundry USA on July 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM UTC, 19 min 58 s after block 904,001. 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 3,672 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0381 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1631 BTC for this block.
Block 904,002 is number 835 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 448; 1,181 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 905,183. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 145,998 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 252 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 71,532 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.