About block 918,997
Bitcoin block 918,997 was mined by Foundry USA on October 14, 2025 at 8:36 AM UTC, 16 min 35 s after block 918,996. 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 3,242 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0261 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1511 BTC for this block.
Block 918,997 is number 1,718 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 298 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 131,003 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 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 54,565 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.