About block 931,198
Bitcoin block 931,198 was mined by Foundry USA on January 7, 2026 at 12:10 AM UTC, 21 min 6 s after block 931,197. 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 3,461 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0280 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1530 BTC for this block.
Block 931,198 is number 1,823 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 461; 193 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 931,391. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 118,802 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 245 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 43,874 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.