About block 938,003
Bitcoin block 938,003 was mined by OCEAN on February 23, 2026 at 6:01 PM UTC, 5 seconds after block 938,002. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,406 transactions in 1.76 MB (99.7% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0117 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1367 BTC for this block.
Block 938,003 is number 564 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 1,452 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 111,997 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. OCEAN found 47 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 37,692 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.