About block 937,597
Bitcoin block 937,597 was mined by ViaBTC on February 20, 2026 at 10:09 PM UTC, 8 min 3 s after block 937,596. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,499 transactions in 0.77 MB (48.5% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0133 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1383 BTC for this block.
Block 937,597 is number 158 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 1,858 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 112,403 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 97 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 38,060 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.