About block 916,297
Bitcoin block 916,297 was mined by Foundry USA on September 25, 2025 at 8:33 AM UTC, 9 min 35 s after block 916,296. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,004 transactions in 1.43 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 0.0221 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1471 BTC for this block.
Block 916,297 is number 1,034 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 982 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 133,703 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 57,570 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.