About block 904,406
Bitcoin block 904,406 was mined by Foundry USA on July 7, 2025 at 5:20 AM UTC, 17 min 22 s after block 904,405. 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 2,252 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.0% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0236 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1486 BTC for this block.
Block 904,406 is number 1,239 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 448; 777 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 905,183. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 145,594 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 251 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 71,111 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.