About block 931,617
Bitcoin block 931,617 was mined by Foundry USA on January 9, 2026 at 11:28 PM UTC, 2 min 5 s after block 931,616. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,375 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0203 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1453 BTC for this block.
Block 931,617 is number 226 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 462; 1,790 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 933,407. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 118,383 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 244 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 43,474 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.