About block 906,997
Bitcoin block 906,997 was mined by Foundry USA on July 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM UTC, 4 min 25 s after block 906,996. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,950 transactions in 1.77 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 5.00 sat/vB, up from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0534 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1784 BTC for this block.
Block 906,997 is number 1,814 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 449; 202 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 907,199. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 143,003 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 250 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 68,245 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.