About block 917,906
Bitcoin block 917,906 was mined by Foundry USA on October 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM UTC, 4 min 4 s after block 917,905. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,042 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0103 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1353 BTC for this block.
Block 917,906 is number 627 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,389 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,094 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 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,671 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.