About block 931,553
Bitcoin block 931,553 was mined by Foundry USA on January 9, 2026 at 2:10 PM UTC, 5 min 23 s after block 931,552. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,049 transactions in 1.71 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 0.0206 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1456 BTC for this block.
Block 931,553 is number 162 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 462; 1,854 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 933,407. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 118,447 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 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 43,536 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.