About block 905,717
Bitcoin block 905,717 was mined by Foundry USA on July 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM UTC, 10 min 37 s after block 905,716. 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 3,489 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0424 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1674 BTC for this block.
Block 905,717 is number 534 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 449; 1,482 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 907,199. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 144,283 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 246 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 69,708 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.