About block 917,849
Bitcoin block 917,849 was mined by Foundry USA on October 6, 2025 at 1:46 AM UTC, 1 min 0 s after block 917,848. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,670 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0048 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1298 BTC for this block.
Block 917,849 is number 570 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,446 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,151 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 55,702 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.