About block 931,248
Bitcoin block 931,248 was mined by Foundry USA on January 7, 2026 at 8:49 AM UTC, 3 min 59 s after block 931,247. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,848 transactions in 1.70 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 0.0120 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1370 BTC for this block.
Block 931,248 is number 1,873 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 461; 143 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 931,391. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 118,752 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 43,824 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.