About block 939,742
Bitcoin block 939,742 was mined by Foundry USA on March 7, 2026 at 5:50 PM UTC, 25 min 32 s after block 939,741. 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 3,867 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0352 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1602 BTC for this block.
Block 939,742 is number 287 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 466; 1,729 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 941,471. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 110,258 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 251 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 36,262 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.