About block 916,997
Bitcoin block 916,997 was mined by Foundry USA on September 30, 2025 at 1:37 AM UTC, 18 min 0 s after block 916,996. 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 3,038 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0254 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1504 BTC for this block.
Block 916,997 is number 1,734 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 282 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 133,003 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 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 56,578 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.