About block 905,996
Bitcoin block 905,996 was mined by Foundry USA on July 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM UTC, 15 min 40 s after block 905,995. 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 4,144 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 6.00 sat/vB, up from 6.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0759 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.2009 BTC for this block.
Block 905,996 is number 813 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 449; 1,203 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 907,199. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 144,004 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 245 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 69,400 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.