About block 909,459
Bitcoin block 909,459 was mined by Foundry USA on August 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM UTC, 33 min 51 s after block 909,458. 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 4,118 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0485 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1735 BTC for this block.
Block 909,459 is number 244 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 451; 1,772 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 911,231. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 140,541 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 246 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 65,398 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.