About block 909,299
Bitcoin block 909,299 was mined by Foundry USA on August 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM UTC, 40 min 41 s after block 909,298. 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 4,282 transactions in 1.46 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 6.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0843 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.2093 BTC for this block.
Block 909,299 is number 84 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 451; 1,932 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 911,231. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 140,701 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 65,568 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.