About block 936,589
Bitcoin block 936,589 was mined by Foundry USA on February 14, 2026 at 7:17 PM UTC, 24 min 20 s after block 936,588. 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 3,518 transactions in 1.61 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 0.0342 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1592 BTC for this block.
Block 936,589 is number 1,166 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 464; 850 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 937,439. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 113,411 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 38,990 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.