About block 916,653
Bitcoin block 916,653 was mined by Foundry USA on September 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM UTC, 15 min 15 s after block 916,652. 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 3,535 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0239 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1489 BTC for this block.
Block 916,653 is number 1,390 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 626 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 133,347 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 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 57,049 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.