About block 936,042
Bitcoin block 936,042 was mined by Foundry USA on February 11, 2026 at 11:09 AM UTC, 12 min 42 s after block 936,041. 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 2,548 transactions in 1.63 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 0.0294 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1544 BTC for this block.
Block 936,042 is number 619 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 464; 1,397 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 937,439. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 113,958 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 252 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 39,495 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.