About block 939,996
Bitcoin block 939,996 was mined by Foundry USA on March 9, 2026 at 12:39 PM UTC, 19 min 10 s after block 939,995. 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 3,033 transactions in 1.48 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 0.0294 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1544 BTC for this block.
Block 939,996 is number 541 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 466; 1,475 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 941,471. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 110,004 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 254 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 36,026 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.