About block 922,173
Bitcoin block 922,173 was mined by Foundry USA on November 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM UTC, 34 min 59 s after block 922,172. 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 4,340 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0561 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1811 BTC for this block.
Block 922,173 is number 862 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 457; 1,154 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 923,327. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 127,827 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 261 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 51,370 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.