About block 917,023
Bitcoin block 917,023 was mined by Foundry USA on September 30, 2025 at 5:48 AM UTC, 1 min 14 s after block 917,022. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,789 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0053 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1303 BTC for this block.
Block 917,023 is number 1,760 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 256 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,977 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 56,544 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.