About block 918,259
Bitcoin block 918,259 was mined by Foundry USA on October 9, 2025 at 4:13 AM UTC, 6 min 4 s after block 918,258. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,340 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0218 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1468 BTC for this block.
Block 918,259 is number 980 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,036 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 131,741 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 263 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,466 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.