About block 937,253
Bitcoin block 937,253 was mined by AntPool on February 18, 2026 at 4:43 PM UTC, 2 min 10 s after block 937,252. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,328 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0042 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1292 BTC for this block.
Block 937,253 is number 1,830 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 464; 186 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 937,439. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 112,747 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. AntPool found 196 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 38,379 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.