About block 940,044
Bitcoin block 940,044 was mined by Foundry USA on March 9, 2026 at 11:46 PM UTC, 4 min 12 s after block 940,043. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,017 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0188 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1438 BTC for this block.
Block 940,044 is number 589 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 466; 1,427 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 941,471. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 109,956 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 257 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 35,983 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.