About block 917,684
Bitcoin block 917,684 was mined by Foundry USA on October 4, 2025 at 11:41 PM UTC, 18 min 23 s after block 917,683. 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 3,089 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0268 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1518 BTC for this block.
Block 917,684 is number 405 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,611 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,316 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 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,891 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.