About block 909,653
Bitcoin block 909,653 was mined by Foundry USA on August 12, 2025 at 5:03 AM UTC, 7 min 37 s after block 909,652. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,533 transactions in 1.78 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0201 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1451 BTC for this block.
Block 909,653 is number 438 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 451; 1,578 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 911,231. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 140,347 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 246 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 65,126 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.