About block 916,550
Bitcoin block 916,550 was mined by Foundry USA on September 27, 2025 at 2:56 AM UTC, 8 min 55 s after block 916,549. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,872 transactions in 1.77 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0155 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1405 BTC for this block.
Block 916,550 is number 1,287 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 729 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 133,450 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 264 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 57,200 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.