About block 938,036
Bitcoin block 938,036 was mined by Foundry USA on February 24, 2026 at 12:01 AM UTC, 16 min 17 s after block 938,035. 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 2,962 transactions in 1.69 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 0.0268 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1518 BTC for this block.
Block 938,036 is number 597 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 1,419 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 111,964 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 37,661 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.