About block 940,070
Bitcoin block 940,070 was mined by Foundry USA on March 10, 2026 at 5:54 AM UTC, 6 min 38 s after block 940,069. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,496 transactions in 1.42 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 0.0262 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1512 BTC for this block.
Block 940,070 is number 615 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 466; 1,401 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 941,471. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 109,930 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 257 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 35,960 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.