About block 940,117
Bitcoin block 940,117 was mined by Foundry USA on March 10, 2026 at 1:17 PM UTC, 31 min 36 s after block 940,116. 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 3,559 transactions in 1.49 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0556 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1806 BTC for this block.
Block 940,117 is number 662 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 466; 1,354 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 941,471. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 109,883 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 35,914 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.