About block 917,313
Bitcoin block 917,313 was mined by Foundry USA on October 2, 2025 at 2:05 AM UTC, 21 min 12 s after block 917,312. 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 2,961 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0307 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1557 BTC for this block.
Block 917,313 is number 34 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,982 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,687 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 56,265 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.