About block 909,717
Bitcoin block 909,717 was mined by Foundry USA on August 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM UTC, 22 min 36 s after block 909,716. 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 3,933 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 6.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0676 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1926 BTC for this block.
Block 909,717 is number 502 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 451; 1,514 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 911,231. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 140,283 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 251 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 65,034 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.