About block 909,247
Bitcoin block 909,247 was mined by Foundry USA on August 9, 2025 at 4:04 AM UTC, 51 min 44 s after block 909,246. 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 3,597 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 5.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0692 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1942 BTC for this block.
Block 909,247 is number 32 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 451; 1,984 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 911,231. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 140,753 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 242 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 65,620 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.