About block 926,542
Bitcoin block 926,542 was mined by Foundry USA on December 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM UTC, 5 min 34 s after block 926,541. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,174 transactions in 1.79 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0285 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1535 BTC for this block.
Block 926,542 is number 1,199 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 459; 817 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 927,359. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 123,458 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 46,960 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.