About block 916,247
Bitcoin block 916,247 was mined by Foundry USA on September 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM UTC, 1 min 10 s after block 916,246. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,117 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0108 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1358 BTC for this block.
Block 916,247 is number 984 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 1,032 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 133,753 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 57,644 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.