About block 936,456
Bitcoin block 936,456 was mined by Foundry USA on February 14, 2026 at 12:49 AM UTC, 20 min 55 s after block 936,455. 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 3,013 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0261 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1511 BTC for this block.
Block 936,456 is number 1,033 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 464; 983 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 937,439. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 113,544 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 244 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 39,117 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.