About block 911,978
Bitcoin block 911,978 was mined by Foundry USA on August 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM UTC, 35 min 9 s after block 911,977. 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 4,255 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0609 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1859 BTC for this block.
Block 911,978 is number 747 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 452; 1,269 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 913,247. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 138,022 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 263 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 61,747 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.