About block 909,296
Bitcoin block 909,296 was mined by Foundry USA on August 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM UTC, 7 min 3 s after block 909,295. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,760 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, down from 5.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0540 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1790 BTC for this block.
Block 909,296 is number 81 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 451; 1,935 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 911,231. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 140,704 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 65,571 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.