About block 916,897
Bitcoin block 916,897 was mined by Foundry USA on September 29, 2025 at 9:10 AM UTC, 8 min 48 s after block 916,896. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,005 transactions in 1.74 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 0.0184 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1434 BTC for this block.
Block 916,897 is number 1,634 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 382 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 133,103 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 56,709 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.