About block 917,153
Bitcoin block 917,153 was mined by Foundry USA on October 1, 2025 at 12:12 AM UTC, 45 seconds after block 917,152. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,973 transactions in 1.76 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0063 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1313 BTC for this block.
Block 917,153 is number 1,890 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 126 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,847 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 264 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 56,373 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.