About block 916,962
Bitcoin block 916,962 was mined by Foundry USA on September 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM UTC, 26 min 34 s after block 916,961. 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 3,917 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0578 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1828 BTC for this block.
Block 916,962 is number 1,699 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 317 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 133,038 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 264 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 56,618 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.