About block 931,244
Bitcoin block 931,244 was mined by Foundry USA on January 7, 2026 at 8:04 AM UTC, 9 min 48 s after block 931,243. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,970 transactions in 1.93 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 0.0215 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1465 BTC for this block.
Block 931,244 is number 1,869 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 461; 147 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 931,391. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 118,756 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 43,828 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.