About block 918,556
Bitcoin block 918,556 was mined by Foundry USA on October 11, 2025 at 10:44 AM UTC, 8 min 17 s after block 918,555. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,878 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0344 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1594 BTC for this block.
Block 918,556 is number 1,277 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 739 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 131,444 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,123 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.