About block 908,978
Bitcoin block 908,978 was mined by Foundry USA on August 7, 2025 at 6:30 AM UTC, 24 min 21 s after block 908,977. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,337 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0622 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1872 BTC for this block.
Block 908,978 is number 1,779 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 450; 237 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 909,215. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 141,022 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 235 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 65,976 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.