About block 917,019
Bitcoin block 917,019 was mined by Foundry USA on September 30, 2025 at 5:25 AM UTC, 51 min 56 s after block 917,018. 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 3,280 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0509 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1759 BTC for this block.
Block 917,019 is number 1,756 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 260 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,981 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 56,548 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.