About block 937,498
Bitcoin block 937,498 was mined by MARA Pool on February 20, 2026 at 6:21 AM UTC, 16 min 59 s after block 937,497. 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 3,274 transactions in 1.73 MB (99.8% 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 0.0233 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1483 BTC for this block.
Block 937,498 is number 59 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 1,957 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 112,502 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. MARA Pool found 60 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 38,148 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.