About block 939,957
Bitcoin block 939,957 was mined by Foundry USA on March 9, 2026 at 7:59 AM UTC, 6 min 19 s after block 939,956. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,224 transactions in 1.64 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 0.0094 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1344 BTC for this block.
Block 939,957 is number 502 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 466; 1,514 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 941,471. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 110,043 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 252 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 36,060 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.