About block 917,494
Bitcoin block 917,494 was mined by Foundry USA on October 3, 2025 at 10:57 AM UTC, 25 seconds after block 917,493. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,762 transactions in 1.77 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0042 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1292 BTC for this block.
Block 917,494 is number 215 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,801 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,506 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 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 56,068 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.