About block 931,042
Bitcoin block 931,042 was mined by ViaBTC on January 5, 2026 at 8:42 PM UTC, 21 seconds after block 931,041. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,363 transactions in 1.54 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 0.0116 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1366 BTC for this block.
Block 931,042 is number 1,667 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 461; 349 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 931,391. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 118,958 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. ViaBTC found 95 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 44,019 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.