About block 917,591
Bitcoin block 917,591 was mined by Foundry USA on October 4, 2025 at 6:19 AM UTC, 9 min 5 s after block 917,590. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,043 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0189 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1439 BTC for this block.
Block 917,591 is number 312 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,704 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,409 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 56,009 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.