About block 904,422
Bitcoin block 904,422 was mined by Foundry USA on July 7, 2025 at 8:13 AM UTC, 22 min 49 s after block 904,421. 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 3,167 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0467 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1717 BTC for this block.
Block 904,422 is number 1,255 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 448; 761 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 905,183. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 145,578 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 71,093 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.