About block 917,828
Bitcoin block 917,828 was mined by Foundry USA on October 5, 2025 at 10:45 PM UTC, 27 min 4 s after block 917,827. 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 3,212 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0317 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1567 BTC for this block.
Block 917,828 is number 549 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,467 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,172 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 55,715 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.