About block 909,494
Bitcoin block 909,494 was mined by Foundry USA on August 11, 2025 at 2:31 AM UTC, 3 min 29 s after block 909,493. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,427 transactions in 1.84 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0106 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1356 BTC for this block.
Block 909,494 is number 279 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 451; 1,737 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 911,231. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 140,506 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 247 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 65,361 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.