About block 908,397
Bitcoin block 908,397 was mined by Foundry USA on August 3, 2025 at 12:49 PM UTC, 3 min 7 s after block 908,396. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,848 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0209 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1459 BTC for this block.
Block 908,397 is number 1,198 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 450; 818 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 909,215. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 141,603 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 246 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 66,657 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.