About block 936,970
Bitcoin block 936,970 was mined by ViaBTC on February 16, 2026 at 9:17 PM UTC, 1 min 0 s after block 936,969. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 219 transactions in 0.20 MB (10.4% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0022 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1272 BTC for this block.
Block 936,970 is number 1,547 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 464; 469 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 937,439. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 113,030 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. ViaBTC found 95 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 38,643 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.