About block 917,490
Bitcoin block 917,490 was mined by Foundry USA on October 3, 2025 at 10:45 AM UTC, 15 min 39 s after block 917,489. 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 3,692 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0413 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1663 BTC for this block.
Block 917,490 is number 211 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,805 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,510 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 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 56,072 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.