About block 914,971
Bitcoin block 914,971 was mined by Foundry USA on September 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM UTC, 19 min 1 s after block 914,970. 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 3,400 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 5.00 sat/vB, up from 5.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0664 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1914 BTC for this block.
Block 914,971 is number 1,724 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 453; 292 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 915,263. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 135,029 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 59,153 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.