About block 940,071
Bitcoin block 940,071 was mined by Foundry USA on March 10, 2026 at 5:54 AM UTC, 17 seconds after block 940,070. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,148 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% 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 0.0131 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1381 BTC for this block.
Block 940,071 is number 616 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 466; 1,400 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 941,471. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 109,929 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 35,959 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.