About block 917,717
Bitcoin block 917,717 was mined by Foundry USA on October 5, 2025 at 5:21 AM UTC, 4 min 23 s after block 917,716. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,272 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0102 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1352 BTC for this block.
Block 917,717 is number 438 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,578 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,283 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 55,854 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.