About block 916,522
Bitcoin block 916,522 was mined by Foundry USA on September 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM UTC, 38 min 1 s after block 916,521. 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 3,990 transactions in 1.51 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0637 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1887 BTC for this block.
Block 916,522 is number 1,259 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 757 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 133,478 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 57,237 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.