About block 916,602
Bitcoin block 916,602 was mined by Foundry USA on September 27, 2025 at 8:46 AM UTC, 7 min 42 s after block 916,601. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,900 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0148 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1398 BTC for this block.
Block 916,602 is number 1,339 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 677 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 133,398 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 57,128 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.