About block 918,298
Bitcoin block 918,298 was mined by Foundry USA on October 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM UTC, 4 min 29 s after block 918,297. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,232 transactions in 1.47 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0185 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1435 BTC for this block.
Block 918,298 is number 1,019 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 997 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 131,702 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 262 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,436 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.