About block 918,017
Bitcoin block 918,017 was mined by Foundry USA on October 7, 2025 at 8:39 AM UTC, 8 min 6 s after block 918,016. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,395 transactions in 1.88 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0283 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1533 BTC for this block.
Block 918,017 is number 738 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,278 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 131,983 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 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,599 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.