About block 917,997
Bitcoin block 917,997 was mined by Foundry USA on October 7, 2025 at 5:32 AM UTC, 26 min 26 s after block 917,996. 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 3,631 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0455 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1705 BTC for this block.
Block 917,997 is number 718 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,298 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,003 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 55,612 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.