About block 904,229
Bitcoin block 904,229 was mined by Foundry USA on July 6, 2025 at 2:46 AM UTC, 18 min 38 s after block 904,228. 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 3,736 transactions in 1.66 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 0.0285 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1535 BTC for this block.
Block 904,229 is number 1,062 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 448; 954 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 905,183. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 145,771 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 250 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 71,297 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.