About block 918,443
Bitcoin block 918,443 was mined by Foundry USA on October 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM UTC, 19 min 29 s after block 918,442. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,469 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0337 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1587 BTC for this block.
Block 918,443 is number 1,164 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 852 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 131,557 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 55,284 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.