About block 931,972
Bitcoin block 931,972 was mined by Foundry USA on January 12, 2026 at 10:57 AM UTC, 7 min 24 s after block 931,971. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,788 transactions in 1.69 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 0.0104 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1354 BTC for this block.
Block 931,972 is number 581 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 462; 1,435 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 933,407. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 118,028 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 247 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 43,142 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.