About block 918,717
Bitcoin block 918,717 was mined by Foundry USA on October 12, 2025 at 10:11 AM UTC, 10 min 37 s after block 918,716. 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 4,612 transactions in 1.70 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 0.0168 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1418 BTC for this block.
Block 918,717 is number 1,438 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 578 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 131,283 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 54,892 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.