About block 909,996
Bitcoin block 909,996 was mined by Foundry USA on August 14, 2025 at 8:40 AM UTC, 18 min 38 s after block 909,995. 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 3,667 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0371 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1621 BTC for this block.
Block 909,996 is number 781 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 451; 1,235 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 911,231. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 140,004 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 256 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 64,623 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.