About block 906,173
Bitcoin block 906,173 was mined by Foundry USA on July 19, 2025 at 2:26 AM UTC, 8 min 5 s after block 906,172. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,805 transactions in 1.23 MB (81.5% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0180 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1430 BTC for this block.
Block 906,173 is number 990 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 449; 1,026 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 907,199. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 143,827 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 69,210 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.