About block 937,040
Bitcoin block 937,040 was mined by NiceHash on February 17, 2026 at 7:12 AM UTC, 2 min 16 s after block 937,039. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,878 transactions in 1.75 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 0.0050 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, NiceHash earned 3.1300 BTC for this block.
Block 937,040 is number 1,617 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 464; 399 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 937,439. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 112,960 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. NiceHash found 0 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 38,577 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.