About block 936,953
Bitcoin block 936,953 was mined by Foundry USA on February 16, 2026 at 6:56 PM UTC, 9 min 37 s after block 936,952. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,590 transactions in 1.86 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0141 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1391 BTC for this block.
Block 936,953 is number 1,530 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 464; 486 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 937,439. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 113,047 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 240 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 38,660 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.