About block 937,970
Bitcoin block 937,970 was mined by Foundry USA on February 23, 2026 at 1:30 PM UTC, 1 min 18 s after block 937,969. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,497 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0116 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1366 BTC for this block.
Block 937,970 is number 531 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 1,485 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 112,030 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 238 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 37,723 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.