About block 917,735
Bitcoin block 917,735 was mined by Foundry USA on October 5, 2025 at 8:26 AM UTC, 14 min 44 s after block 917,734. 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 3,103 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0275 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1525 BTC for this block.
Block 917,735 is number 456 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,560 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,265 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 261 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,816 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.