About block 917,028
Bitcoin block 917,028 was mined by Foundry USA on September 30, 2025 at 6:17 AM UTC, 12 min 0 s after block 917,027. 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 3,700 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0206 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1456 BTC for this block.
Block 917,028 is number 1,765 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 251 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,972 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 56,534 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.