About block 908,597
Bitcoin block 908,597 was mined by Foundry USA on August 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM UTC, 1 min 8 s after block 908,596. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 448 transactions in 2.13 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0066 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1316 BTC for this block.
Block 908,597 is number 1,398 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 450; 618 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 909,215. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 141,403 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 66,395 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.