About block 929,980
Bitcoin block 929,980 was mined by Foundry USA on December 29, 2025 at 7:18 AM UTC, 5 min 57 s after block 929,979. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,960 transactions in 1.47 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 0.0184 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1434 BTC for this block.
Block 929,980 is number 605 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 461; 1,411 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 931,391. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 120,020 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 44,887 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.