About block 916,589
Bitcoin block 916,589 was mined by Foundry USA on September 27, 2025 at 7:11 AM UTC, 23 seconds after block 916,588. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,562 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0035 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1285 BTC for this block.
Block 916,589 is number 1,326 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 690 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 133,411 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 263 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 57,144 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.