About block 940,078
Bitcoin block 940,078 was mined by Foundry USA on March 10, 2026 at 7:18 AM UTC, 1 min 3 s after block 940,077. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,081 transactions in 2.17 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0019 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1269 BTC for this block.
Block 940,078 is number 623 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 466; 1,393 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 941,471. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 109,922 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 35,952 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.