About block 929,996
Bitcoin block 929,996 was mined by Foundry USA on December 29, 2025 at 10:16 AM UTC, 10 min 0 s after block 929,995. 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 3,927 transactions in 1.70 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 0.0180 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1430 BTC for this block.
Block 929,996 is number 621 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 461; 1,395 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 931,391. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 120,004 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 44,871 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.