About block 905,497
Bitcoin block 905,497 was mined by Foundry USA on July 14, 2025 at 9:50 AM UTC, 2 min 37 s after block 905,496. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,717 transactions in 0.86 MB (49.7% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0091 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1341 BTC for this block.
Block 905,497 is number 314 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 449; 1,702 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 907,199. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 144,503 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 69,940 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.