About block 931,249
Bitcoin block 931,249 was mined by Foundry USA on January 7, 2026 at 8:53 AM UTC, 4 min 18 s after block 931,248. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,443 transactions in 1.71 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 0.0113 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1363 BTC for this block.
Block 931,249 is number 1,874 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 461; 142 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 931,391. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 118,751 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 43,823 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.