About block 917,470
Bitcoin block 917,470 was mined by Foundry USA on October 3, 2025 at 6:18 AM UTC, 45 seconds after block 917,469. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,009 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0036 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1286 BTC for this block.
Block 917,470 is number 191 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,825 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,530 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 260 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 56,078 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.