About block 926,496
Bitcoin block 926,496 was mined by Foundry USA on December 5, 2025 at 5:30 AM UTC, 40 min 57 s after block 926,495. 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 3,026 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0430 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1680 BTC for this block.
Block 926,496 is number 1,153 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 459; 863 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 927,359. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 123,504 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 262 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 47,012 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.