About block 940,041
Bitcoin block 940,041 was mined by Foundry USA on March 9, 2026 at 11:15 PM UTC, 63 min 0 s after block 940,040. 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 3,467 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 5.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0797 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.2047 BTC for this block.
Block 940,041 is number 586 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 466; 1,430 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 941,471. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 109,959 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 257 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 35,986 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.