About block 917,793
Bitcoin block 917,793 was mined by Foundry USA on October 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM UTC, 40 min 28 s after block 917,792. 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 4,090 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0537 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1787 BTC for this block.
Block 917,793 is number 514 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,502 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,207 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 264 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,733 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.