About block 908,242
Bitcoin block 908,242 was mined by Foundry USA on August 2, 2025 at 11:54 AM UTC, 6 min 27 s after block 908,241. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,102 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 5.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0355 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1605 BTC for this block.
Block 908,242 is number 1,043 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 450; 973 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 909,215. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 141,758 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 244 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 66,821 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.