About block 917,542
Bitcoin block 917,542 was mined by Foundry USA on October 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM UTC, 3 min 26 s after block 917,541. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,372 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 8.00 sat/vB, down from 10.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0855 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.2105 BTC for this block.
Block 917,542 is number 263 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,753 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,458 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 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 56,036 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.