About block 909,234
Bitcoin block 909,234 was mined by Foundry USA on August 9, 2025 at 1:14 AM UTC, 8 min 40 s after block 909,233. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,586 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 6.00 sat/vB, down from 7.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0623 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1873 BTC for this block.
Block 909,234 is number 19 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 451; 1,997 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 911,231. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 140,766 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 65,635 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.