About block 917,049
Bitcoin block 917,049 was mined by Foundry USA on September 30, 2025 at 10:11 AM UTC, 38 min 37 s after block 917,048. 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 4,056 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0535 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1785 BTC for this block.
Block 917,049 is number 1,786 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 230 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,951 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 260 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 56,499 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.