About block 909,049
Bitcoin block 909,049 was mined by Foundry USA on August 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM UTC, 29 min 10 s after block 909,048. 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 4,433 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 6.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0829 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.2079 BTC for this block.
Block 909,049 is number 1,850 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 450; 166 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 909,215. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 140,951 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 240 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 65,833 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.