About block 904,684
Bitcoin block 904,684 was mined by Foundry USA on July 9, 2025 at 3:44 AM UTC, 3 min 55 s after block 904,683. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,614 transactions in 1.78 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 0.0168 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1418 BTC for this block.
Block 904,684 is number 1,517 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 448; 499 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 905,183. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 145,316 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 253 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 70,809 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.