About block 939,973
Bitcoin block 939,973 was mined by Foundry USA on March 9, 2026 at 9:45 AM UTC, 8 min 58 s after block 939,972. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,013 transactions in 1.63 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 0.0138 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1388 BTC for this block.
Block 939,973 is number 518 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 466; 1,498 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 941,471. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 110,027 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 36,046 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.