About block 906,742
Bitcoin block 906,742 was mined by Foundry USA on July 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM UTC, 3 min 9 s after block 906,741. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,359 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, down from 6.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0499 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1749 BTC for this block.
Block 906,742 is number 1,559 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 449; 457 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 907,199. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 143,258 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 248 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 68,524 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.