About block 917,698
Bitcoin block 917,698 was mined by Foundry USA on October 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM UTC, 7 min 54 s after block 917,697. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,188 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0126 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1376 BTC for this block.
Block 917,698 is number 419 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,597 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,302 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 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,873 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.