About block 918,971
Bitcoin block 918,971 was mined by Foundry USA on October 14, 2025 at 4:39 AM UTC, 48 seconds after block 918,970. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,002 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0031 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1281 BTC for this block.
Block 918,971 is number 1,692 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 324 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 131,029 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 260 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 54,577 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.