About block 916,178
Bitcoin block 916,178 was mined by Foundry USA on September 24, 2025 at 11:59 AM UTC, 52 seconds after block 916,177. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,143 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0073 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1323 BTC for this block.
Block 916,178 is number 915 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 1,101 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 133,822 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 272 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 57,755 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.