About block 908,049
Bitcoin block 908,049 was mined by Foundry USA on August 1, 2025 at 2:57 AM UTC, 12 min 49 s after block 908,048. 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 1,884 transactions in 1.49 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0367 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1617 BTC for this block.
Block 908,049 is number 850 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 450; 1,166 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 909,215. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 141,951 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 244 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 67,024 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.