About block 917,649
Bitcoin block 917,649 was mined by Foundry USA on October 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM UTC, 16 min 35 s after block 917,648. 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 4,593 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 5.00 sat/vB, down from 6.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0628 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1878 BTC for this block.
Block 917,649 is number 370 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,646 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,351 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 264 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,931 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.