About block 917,300
Bitcoin block 917,300 was mined by Foundry USA on October 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM UTC, 26 min 25 s after block 917,299. 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 3,855 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0423 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1673 BTC for this block.
Block 917,300 is number 21 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,995 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,700 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 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 56,278 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.