About block 917,919
Bitcoin block 917,919 was mined by Foundry USA on October 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM UTC, 87 min 59 s after block 917,918. 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 3,691 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 10.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.1504 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.2754 BTC for this block.
Block 917,919 is number 640 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,376 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,081 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 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,659 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.