About block 905,249
Bitcoin block 905,249 was mined by Foundry USA on July 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM UTC, 12 min 55 s after block 905,248. 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 4,109 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0436 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1686 BTC for this block.
Block 905,249 is number 66 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 449; 1,950 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 907,199. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 144,751 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 70,202 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.