About block 917,962
Bitcoin block 917,962 was mined by Foundry USA on October 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM UTC, 6 min 53 s after block 917,961. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,352 transactions in 1.19 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0346 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1596 BTC for this block.
Block 917,962 is number 683 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,333 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,038 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,638 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.