About block 936,497
Bitcoin block 936,497 was mined by Foundry USA on February 14, 2026 at 5:49 AM UTC, 6 min 43 s after block 936,496. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,098 transactions in 1.83 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 0.0104 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1354 BTC for this block.
Block 936,497 is number 1,074 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 464; 942 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 937,439. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 113,503 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 39,077 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.