About block 931,462
Bitcoin block 931,462 was mined by Foundry USA on January 8, 2026 at 8:38 PM UTC, 16 min 22 s after block 931,461. 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 3,750 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0263 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1513 BTC for this block.
Block 931,462 is number 71 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 462; 1,945 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 933,407. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 118,538 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 246 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 43,623 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.