About block 916,709
Bitcoin block 916,709 was mined by Foundry USA on September 28, 2025 at 4:20 AM UTC, 3 min 55 s after block 916,708. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,384 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0081 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1331 BTC for this block.
Block 916,709 is number 1,446 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 570 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 133,291 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 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 56,978 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.