About block 937,978
Bitcoin block 937,978 was mined by ViaBTC on February 23, 2026 at 2:44 PM UTC, 1 min 43 s after block 937,977. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 488 transactions in 0.25 MB (14.8% 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 0.0055 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1305 BTC for this block.
Block 937,978 is number 539 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 1,477 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 112,022 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 98 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 37,716 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.