About block 909,188
Bitcoin block 909,188 was mined by Foundry USA on August 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM UTC, 18 min 9 s after block 909,187. 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 4,528 transactions in 1.44 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 6.00 sat/vB, up from 5.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0796 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.2046 BTC for this block.
Block 909,188 is number 1,989 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 450; 27 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 909,215. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 140,812 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 241 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 65,683 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.