About block 940,039
Bitcoin block 940,039 was mined by SECPOOL on March 9, 2026 at 10:06 PM UTC, 10 seconds after block 940,038. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,066 transactions in 1.84 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0083 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1333 BTC for this block.
Block 940,039 is number 584 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 466; 1,432 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 941,471. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 109,961 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. SECPOOL found 39 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 35,988 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.