About block 904,540
Bitcoin block 904,540 was mined by Foundry USA on July 8, 2025 at 3:06 AM UTC, 7 min 39 s after block 904,539. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,277 transactions in 1.32 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 0.0380 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1630 BTC for this block.
Block 904,540 is number 1,373 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 448; 643 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 905,183. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 145,460 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 70,968 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.