About block 904,170
Bitcoin block 904,170 was mined by Foundry USA on July 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM UTC, 6 min 17 s after block 904,169. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,375 transactions in 1.74 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0238 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1488 BTC for this block.
Block 904,170 is number 1,003 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 448; 1,013 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 905,183. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 145,830 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 250 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 71,357 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.