About block 936,457
Bitcoin block 936,457 was mined by Foundry USA on February 14, 2026 at 1:00 AM UTC, 11 min 53 s after block 936,456. 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 2,725 transactions in 1.78 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0209 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1459 BTC for this block.
Block 936,457 is number 1,034 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 464; 982 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 937,439. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 113,543 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 39,116 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.