About block 906,242
Bitcoin block 906,242 was mined by Foundry USA on July 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM UTC, 20 min 36 s after block 906,241. 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 3,636 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0526 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1776 BTC for this block.
Block 906,242 is number 1,059 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 449; 957 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 907,199. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 143,758 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 69,136 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.