About block 936,978
Bitcoin block 936,978 was mined by Foundry USA on February 16, 2026 at 10:11 PM UTC, 1 min 28 s after block 936,977. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,178 transactions in 2.30 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0030 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1280 BTC for this block.
Block 936,978 is number 1,555 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 464; 461 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 937,439. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 113,022 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. Foundry USA found 240 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 38,636 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.