About block 918,268
Bitcoin block 918,268 was mined by Foundry USA on October 9, 2025 at 5:53 AM UTC, 2 seconds after block 918,267. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,501 transactions in 1.72 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0046 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1296 BTC for this block.
Block 918,268 is number 989 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,027 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 131,732 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 263 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,457 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.