About block 908,596
Bitcoin block 908,596 was mined by Foundry USA on August 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM UTC, 8 seconds after block 908,595. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,116 transactions in 2.10 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0046 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1296 BTC for this block.
Block 908,596 is number 1,397 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 450; 619 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 909,215. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 141,404 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 243 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 66,396 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.