About block 917,194
Bitcoin block 917,194 was mined by Foundry USA on October 1, 2025 at 7:31 AM UTC, 8 min 10 s after block 917,193. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,742 transactions in 1.92 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0230 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1480 BTC for this block.
Block 917,194 is number 1,931 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 85 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,806 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 261 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 56,349 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.