About block 916,640
Bitcoin block 916,640 was mined by Foundry USA on September 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM UTC, 10 min 43 s after block 916,639. 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 3,226 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0261 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1511 BTC for this block.
Block 916,640 is number 1,377 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 639 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 133,360 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 57,069 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.