About block 904,444
Bitcoin block 904,444 was mined by Foundry USA on July 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM UTC, 5 min 47 s after block 904,443. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,901 transactions in 1.25 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0256 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1506 BTC for this block.
Block 904,444 is number 1,277 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 448; 739 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 905,183. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 145,556 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 251 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 71,069 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.