About block 917,609
Bitcoin block 917,609 was mined by Foundry USA on October 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM UTC, 4 min 28 s after block 917,608. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,526 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0102 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1352 BTC for this block.
Block 917,609 is number 330 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,686 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,391 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,993 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.