About block 937,998
Bitcoin block 937,998 was mined by Foundry USA on February 23, 2026 at 5:28 PM UTC, 11 min 15 s after block 937,997. 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 2,843 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0384 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1634 BTC for this block.
Block 937,998 is number 559 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 1,457 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 112,002 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 240 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 37,697 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.