About block 917,131
Bitcoin block 917,131 was mined by Foundry USA on September 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM UTC, 1 min 4 s after block 917,130. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,036 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 5.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0283 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1533 BTC for this block.
Block 917,131 is number 1,868 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 148 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,869 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 263 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 56,405 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.