About block 918,249
Bitcoin block 918,249 was mined by Foundry USA on October 9, 2025 at 1:22 AM UTC, 7 min 19 s after block 918,248. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,972 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0286 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1536 BTC for this block.
Block 918,249 is number 970 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,046 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 131,751 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 264 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,468 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.