About block 905,609
Bitcoin block 905,609 was mined by Foundry USA on July 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM UTC, 50 seconds after block 905,608. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 487 transactions in 0.21 MB (12.7% 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 0.0032 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1282 BTC for this block.
Block 905,609 is number 426 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 449; 1,590 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 907,199. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 144,391 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 245 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 69,821 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.