About block 904,704
Bitcoin block 904,704 was mined by Foundry USA on July 9, 2025 at 5:52 AM UTC, 1 min 3 s after block 904,703. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 287 transactions in 0.22 MB (14.5% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0038 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1288 BTC for this block.
Block 904,704 is number 1,537 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 448; 479 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 905,183. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 145,296 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 254 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 70,786 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.