About block 904,144
Bitcoin block 904,144 was mined by Foundry USA on July 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM UTC, 11 min 29 s after block 904,143. 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 4,587 transactions in 1.72 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0196 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1446 BTC for this block.
Block 904,144 is number 977 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 448; 1,039 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 905,183. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 145,856 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 251 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 71,384 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.