About block 917,766
Bitcoin block 917,766 was mined by Foundry USA on October 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM UTC, 8 min 42 s after block 917,765. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,899 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0197 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1447 BTC for this block.
Block 917,766 is number 487 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,529 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,234 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 261 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,777 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.