About block 917,989
Bitcoin block 917,989 was mined by Foundry USA on October 7, 2025 at 4:17 AM UTC, 10 seconds after block 917,988. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 191 transactions in 3.91 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0025 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1275 BTC for this block.
Block 917,989 is number 710 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,306 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,011 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 55,617 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.