About block 931,040
Bitcoin block 931,040 was mined by Foundry USA on January 5, 2026 at 8:40 PM UTC, 1 min 20 s after block 931,039. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,351 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0291 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1541 BTC for this block.
Block 931,040 is number 1,665 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 461; 351 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 931,391. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 118,960 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 244 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 44,021 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.