About block 904,594
Bitcoin block 904,594 was mined by Foundry USA on July 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM UTC, 13 min 8 s after block 904,593. 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 2,301 transactions in 1.42 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 0.1239 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.2489 BTC for this block.
Block 904,594 is number 1,427 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 448; 589 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 905,183. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 145,406 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 256 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 70,906 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.