About block 905,231
Bitcoin block 905,231 was mined by Foundry USA on July 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM UTC, 5 min 27 s after block 905,230. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,746 transactions in 1.68 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 0.0257 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1507 BTC for this block.
Block 905,231 is number 48 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 449; 1,968 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 907,199. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 144,769 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 247 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 70,220 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.