About block 936,990
Bitcoin block 936,990 was mined by AntPool on February 16, 2026 at 11:53 PM UTC, 14 min 45 s after block 936,989. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,317 transactions in 1.96 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0126 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1376 BTC for this block.
Block 936,990 is number 1,567 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 464; 449 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 937,439. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 113,010 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. AntPool found 198 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 38,625 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.