About block 917,017
Bitcoin block 917,017 was mined by Foundry USA on September 30, 2025 at 4:18 AM UTC, 34 seconds after block 917,016. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,838 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 0.0036 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1286 BTC for this block.
Block 917,017 is number 1,754 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 262 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,983 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 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 56,550 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.