About block 937,042
Bitcoin block 937,042 was mined by ViaBTC on February 17, 2026 at 7:38 AM UTC, 10 min 50 s after block 937,041. 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 1,543 transactions in 0.83 MB (50.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0136 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1386 BTC for this block.
Block 937,042 is number 1,619 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 464; 397 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 937,439. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 112,958 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 38,575 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.