About block 917,213
Bitcoin block 917,213 was mined by Foundry USA on October 1, 2025 at 9:45 AM UTC, 13 min 5 s after block 917,212. 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 4,358 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0294 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1544 BTC for this block.
Block 917,213 is number 1,950 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 66 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,787 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 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 56,347 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.