About block 931,696
Bitcoin block 931,696 was mined by Foundry USA on January 10, 2026 at 10:21 AM UTC, 40 seconds after block 931,695. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,664 transactions in 1.80 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 0.0053 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1303 BTC for this block.
Block 931,696 is number 305 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 462; 1,711 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 933,407. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 118,304 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 243 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 43,399 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.