About block 936,840
Bitcoin block 936,840 was mined by Foundry USA on February 16, 2026 at 4:47 AM UTC, 48 seconds after block 936,839. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,217 transactions in 1.66 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 0.0180 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1430 BTC for this block.
Block 936,840 is number 1,417 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 464; 599 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 937,439. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 113,160 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 242 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 38,763 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.