About block 916,599
Bitcoin block 916,599 was mined by Foundry USA on September 27, 2025 at 8:20 AM UTC, 20 min 48 s after block 916,598. 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 3,585 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0286 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1536 BTC for this block.
Block 916,599 is number 1,336 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 680 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 133,401 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 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 57,131 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.