About block 917,284
Bitcoin block 917,284 was mined by Foundry USA on October 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM UTC, 11 seconds after block 917,283. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,103 transactions in 1.76 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0187 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1437 BTC for this block.
Block 917,284 is number 5 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 2,011 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,716 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 56,296 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.