About block 904,172
Bitcoin block 904,172 was mined by Foundry USA on July 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM UTC, 7 min 11 s after block 904,171. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,839 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, down from 7.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0479 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1729 BTC for this block.
Block 904,172 is number 1,005 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 448; 1,011 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 905,183. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 145,828 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 71,355 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.