About block 916,231
Bitcoin block 916,231 was mined by Foundry USA on September 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM UTC, 10 min 58 s after block 916,230. 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 5,155 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0169 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1419 BTC for this block.
Block 916,231 is number 968 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 1,048 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 133,769 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 269 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 57,669 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.