About block 917,509
Bitcoin block 917,509 was mined by Foundry USA on October 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM UTC, 13 min 30 s after block 917,508. 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 4,072 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0487 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1737 BTC for this block.
Block 917,509 is number 230 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,786 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,491 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 56,062 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.