About block 909,740
Bitcoin block 909,740 was mined by Foundry USA on August 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM UTC, 2 min 7 s after block 909,739. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 981 transactions in 1.85 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 0.0100 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1350 BTC for this block.
Block 909,740 is number 525 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 451; 1,491 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 911,231. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 140,260 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 64,999 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.