About block 939,966
Bitcoin block 939,966 was mined by Foundry USA on March 9, 2026 at 8:47 AM UTC, 21 min 12 s after block 939,965. 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 3,494 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0259 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1509 BTC for this block.
Block 939,966 is number 511 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 466; 1,505 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 941,471. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 110,034 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 252 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 36,053 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.