About block 937,997
Bitcoin block 937,997 was mined by Foundry USA on February 23, 2026 at 5:16 PM UTC, 7 min 58 s after block 937,996. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,422 transactions in 1.75 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 0.0352 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1602 BTC for this block.
Block 937,997 is number 558 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 1,458 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 112,003 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. Foundry USA found 240 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 37,698 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.