About block 931,596
Bitcoin block 931,596 was mined by Foundry USA on January 9, 2026 at 8:48 PM UTC, 15 min 50 s after block 931,595. 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 3,112 transactions in 1.55 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 0.0280 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1530 BTC for this block.
Block 931,596 is number 205 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 462; 1,811 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 933,407. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 118,404 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 43,494 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.