About block 916,246
Bitcoin block 916,246 was mined by Foundry USA on September 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM UTC, 10 min 18 s after block 916,245. 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 3,318 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0260 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1510 BTC for this block.
Block 916,246 is number 983 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 1,033 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 133,754 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 57,645 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.