About block 916,729
Bitcoin block 916,729 was mined by Foundry USA on September 28, 2025 at 6:56 AM UTC, 2 min 41 s after block 916,728. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,135 transactions in 1.62 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 0.0065 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1315 BTC for this block.
Block 916,729 is number 1,466 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 550 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 133,271 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 56,950 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.