About block 936,257
Bitcoin block 936,257 was mined by Foundry USA on February 12, 2026 at 6:27 PM UTC, 4 min 16 s after block 936,256. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,300 transactions in 2.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0115 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1365 BTC for this block.
Block 936,257 is number 834 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 464; 1,182 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 937,439. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 113,743 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 249 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 39,298 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.