About block 933,997
Bitcoin block 933,997 was mined by Foundry USA on January 27, 2026 at 5:27 PM UTC, 29 min 54 s after block 933,996. 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 3,609 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0625 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1875 BTC for this block.
Block 933,997 is number 590 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 463; 1,426 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 935,423. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 116,003 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 41,399 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.