About block 905,253
Bitcoin block 905,253 was mined by Foundry USA on July 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM UTC, 20 min 24 s after block 905,252. 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 3,876 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 5.00 sat/vB, up from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0563 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1813 BTC for this block.
Block 905,253 is number 70 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 449; 1,946 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 907,199. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 144,747 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 70,198 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.