About block 939,979
Bitcoin block 939,979 was mined by Foundry USA on March 9, 2026 at 10:03 AM UTC, 1 min 52 s after block 939,978. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,671 transactions in 1.80 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0046 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1296 BTC for this block.
Block 939,979 is number 524 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 466; 1,492 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 941,471. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 110,021 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 254 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 36,043 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.