About block 940,140
Bitcoin block 940,140 was mined by Foundry USA on March 10, 2026 at 4:39 PM UTC, 11 min 1 s after block 940,139. 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 3,351 transactions in 1.61 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 0.0287 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1537 BTC for this block.
Block 940,140 is number 685 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 466; 1,331 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 941,471. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 109,860 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 256 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 35,892 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.