About block 937,197
Bitcoin block 937,197 was mined by Foundry USA on February 18, 2026 at 7:59 AM UTC, 5 min 55 s after block 937,196. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,716 transactions in 1.74 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 0.0077 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1327 BTC for this block.
Block 937,197 is number 1,774 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 464; 242 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 937,439. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 112,803 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. Foundry USA found 243 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 38,431 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.