About block 939,597
Bitcoin block 939,597 was mined by Foundry USA on March 6, 2026 at 3:49 PM UTC, 15 min 28 s after block 939,596. 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 3,607 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0430 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1680 BTC for this block.
Block 939,597 is number 142 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 466; 1,874 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 941,471. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 110,403 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 251 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 36,400 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.