About block 918,281
Bitcoin block 918,281 was mined by Foundry USA on October 9, 2025 at 7:31 AM UTC, 1 min 10 s after block 918,280. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,894 transactions in 1.72 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0047 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1297 BTC for this block.
Block 918,281 is number 1,002 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,014 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 131,719 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 55,446 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.