About block 916,853
Bitcoin block 916,853 was mined by Foundry USA on September 29, 2025 at 12:55 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 916,852. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,896 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0053 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1303 BTC for this block.
Block 916,853 is number 1,590 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 426 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 133,147 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 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 56,777 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.