About block 917,420
Bitcoin block 917,420 was mined by Foundry USA on October 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM UTC, 5 min 3 s after block 917,419. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,217 transactions in 1.75 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0188 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1438 BTC for this block.
Block 917,420 is number 141 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,875 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,580 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 263 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 56,108 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.