About block 904,743
Bitcoin block 904,743 was mined by Foundry USA on July 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM UTC, 19 min 1 s after block 904,742. 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 2,975 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0410 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1660 BTC for this block.
Block 904,743 is number 1,576 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 448; 440 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 905,183. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 145,257 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 70,743 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.