About block 909,598
Bitcoin block 909,598 was mined by Foundry USA on August 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM UTC, 20 min 3 s after block 909,597. 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 3,814 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0476 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1726 BTC for this block.
Block 909,598 is number 383 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 451; 1,633 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 911,231. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 140,402 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 251 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 65,212 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.