About block 908,229
Bitcoin block 908,229 was mined by Foundry USA on August 2, 2025 at 8:58 AM UTC, 20 min 37 s after block 908,228. 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 3,130 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0380 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1630 BTC for this block.
Block 908,229 is number 1,030 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 450; 986 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 909,215. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 141,771 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 66,835 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.