About block 931,998
Bitcoin block 931,998 was mined by Foundry USA on January 12, 2026 at 4:03 PM UTC, 17 min 22 s after block 931,997. 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 3,859 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0450 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1700 BTC for this block.
Block 931,998 is number 607 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 462; 1,409 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 933,407. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 118,002 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 247 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 43,116 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.