About block 936,579
Bitcoin block 936,579 was mined by Foundry USA on February 14, 2026 at 5:04 PM UTC, 8 min 21 s after block 936,578. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,577 transactions in 1.64 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 0.0225 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1475 BTC for this block.
Block 936,579 is number 1,156 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 464; 860 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 937,439. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 113,421 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 38,999 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.