About block 917,026
Bitcoin block 917,026 was mined by Foundry USA on September 30, 2025 at 6:03 AM UTC, 5 seconds after block 917,025. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,596 transactions in 2.11 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0029 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1279 BTC for this block.
Block 917,026 is number 1,763 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 253 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,974 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 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 56,536 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.