About block 908,898
Bitcoin block 908,898 was mined by Foundry USA on August 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM UTC, 9 min 1 s after block 908,897. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,616 transactions in 1.49 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 7.00 sat/vB, up from 7.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0860 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.2110 BTC for this block.
Block 908,898 is number 1,699 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 450; 317 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 909,215. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 141,102 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 237 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 66,060 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.