About block 917,819
Bitcoin block 917,819 was mined by Foundry USA on October 5, 2025 at 9:47 PM UTC, 28 min 12 s after block 917,818. 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 3,791 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0356 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1606 BTC for this block.
Block 917,819 is number 540 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,476 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,181 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 264 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,716 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.