About block 917,161
Bitcoin block 917,161 was mined by Foundry USA on October 1, 2025 at 1:53 AM UTC, 10 min 11 s after block 917,160. 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 4,618 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0158 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1408 BTC for this block.
Block 917,161 is number 1,898 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 118 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,839 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 264 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 56,371 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.