About block 917,219
Bitcoin block 917,219 was mined by Foundry USA on October 1, 2025 at 10:18 AM UTC, 6 min 5 s after block 917,218. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,404 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0145 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1395 BTC for this block.
Block 917,219 is number 1,956 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 454; 60 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 917,279. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,781 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 56,341 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.