About block 936,979
Bitcoin block 936,979 was mined by SECPOOL on February 16, 2026 at 10:12 PM UTC, 33 seconds after block 936,978. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 160 transactions in 2.17 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0011 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1261 BTC for this block.
Block 936,979 is number 1,556 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 464; 460 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 937,439. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 113,021 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. SECPOOL found 43 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 38,635 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.