About block 917,702
Bitcoin block 917,702 was mined by Foundry USA on October 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM UTC, 1 min 21 s after block 917,701. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,661 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0049 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1299 BTC for this block.
Block 917,702 is number 423 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,593 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,298 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 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,869 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.