About block 917,651
Bitcoin block 917,651 was mined by Foundry USA on October 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM UTC, 17 min 40 s after block 917,650. 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 3,956 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0521 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1771 BTC for this block.
Block 917,651 is number 372 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,644 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,349 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 55,929 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.