About block 917,005
Bitcoin block 917,005 was mined by Foundry USA on September 30, 2025 at 2:33 AM UTC, 2 min 27 s after block 917,004. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,395 transactions in 1.77 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0071 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1321 BTC for this block.
Block 917,005 is number 1,742 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 274 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,995 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 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 56,566 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.