About block 917,950
Bitcoin block 917,950 was mined by Foundry USA on October 6, 2025 at 10:37 PM UTC, 2 min 46 s after block 917,949. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,180 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 8.00 sat/vB, down from 9.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0836 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.2086 BTC for this block.
Block 917,950 is number 671 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,345 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,050 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,645 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.