About block 930,498
Bitcoin block 930,498 was mined by Foundry USA on January 2, 2026 at 12:59 AM UTC, 17 min 15 s after block 930,497. 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 3,222 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0207 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1457 BTC for this block.
Block 930,498 is number 1,123 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 461; 893 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 931,391. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 119,502 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 239 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 44,471 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.