About block 909,257
Bitcoin block 909,257 was mined by Foundry USA on August 9, 2025 at 6:42 AM UTC, 15 min 55 s after block 909,256. 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 2,877 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0368 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1618 BTC for this block.
Block 909,257 is number 42 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 451; 1,974 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 911,231. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 140,743 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 65,610 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.