About block 916,697
Bitcoin block 916,697 was mined by Foundry USA on September 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM UTC, 10 min 19 s after block 916,696. 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 5,713 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0137 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1387 BTC for this block.
Block 916,697 is number 1,434 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 582 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 133,303 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 56,995 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.