About block 917,854
Bitcoin block 917,854 was mined by Foundry USA on October 6, 2025 at 3:06 AM UTC, 13 min 34 s after block 917,853. 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 2,300 transactions in 1.45 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0271 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1521 BTC for this block.
Block 917,854 is number 575 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,441 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,146 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 55,705 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.