About block 917,863
Bitcoin block 917,863 was mined by Foundry USA on October 6, 2025 at 5:09 AM UTC, 17 min 20 s after block 917,862. 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 4,344 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0219 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1469 BTC for this block.
Block 917,863 is number 584 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,432 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,137 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 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,708 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.