About block 917,728
Bitcoin block 917,728 was mined by Foundry USA on October 5, 2025 at 6:36 AM UTC, 11 min 31 s after block 917,727. 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 4,196 transactions in 1.78 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0195 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1445 BTC for this block.
Block 917,728 is number 449 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,567 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,272 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 55,832 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.