About block 904,563
Bitcoin block 904,563 was mined by Foundry USA on July 8, 2025 at 6:14 AM UTC, 9 min 28 s after block 904,562. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,599 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% 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 0.0260 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1510 BTC for this block.
Block 904,563 is number 1,396 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 448; 620 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 905,183. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 145,437 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 254 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 70,941 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.