About block 916,540
Bitcoin block 916,540 was mined by Foundry USA on September 27, 2025 at 1:36 AM UTC, 38 seconds after block 916,539. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,681 transactions in 1.95 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0036 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1286 BTC for this block.
Block 916,540 is number 1,277 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 739 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 133,460 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 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 57,215 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.