About block 904,638
Bitcoin block 904,638 was mined by Foundry USA on July 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM UTC, 6 min 8 s after block 904,637. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,606 transactions in 1.49 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 0.0323 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1573 BTC for this block.
Block 904,638 is number 1,471 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 448; 545 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 905,183. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 145,362 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 253 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 70,857 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.