About block 929,972
Bitcoin block 929,972 was mined by Foundry USA on December 29, 2025 at 6:06 AM UTC, 42 min 47 s after block 929,971. 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 3,417 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0386 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1636 BTC for this block.
Block 929,972 is number 597 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 461; 1,419 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 931,391. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 120,028 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 242 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 44,894 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.