About block 917,500
Bitcoin block 917,500 was mined by Foundry USA on October 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM UTC, 5 min 3 s after block 917,499. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,892 transactions in 1.35 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0191 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1441 BTC for this block.
Block 917,500 is number 221 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,795 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,500 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 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 56,067 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.