About block 918,247
Bitcoin block 918,247 was mined by Foundry USA on October 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM UTC, 9 min 43 s after block 918,246. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,194 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, down from 6.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0507 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1757 BTC for this block.
Block 918,247 is number 968 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,048 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 131,753 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 264 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,470 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.