About block 906,042
Bitcoin block 906,042 was mined by Foundry USA on July 18, 2025 at 5:24 AM UTC, 16 min 39 s after block 906,041. 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 4,530 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0489 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1739 BTC for this block.
Block 906,042 is number 859 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 449; 1,157 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 907,199. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 143,958 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 246 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 69,351 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.