About block 931,043
Bitcoin block 931,043 was mined by AntPool on January 5, 2026 at 8:42 PM UTC, 11 seconds after block 931,042. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,453 transactions in 2.37 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0052 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1302 BTC for this block.
Block 931,043 is number 1,668 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 461; 348 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 931,391. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 118,957 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. AntPool found 190 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 44,018 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.