About block 904,409
Bitcoin block 904,409 was mined by Foundry USA on July 7, 2025 at 5:53 AM UTC, 10 min 5 s after block 904,408. 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 2,103 transactions in 1.11 MB (72.1% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0146 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1396 BTC for this block.
Block 904,409 is number 1,242 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 448; 774 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 905,183. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 145,591 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 71,107 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.