About block 938,048
Bitcoin block 938,048 was mined by Foundry USA on February 24, 2026 at 1:40 AM UTC, 6 min 28 s after block 938,047. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,512 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0103 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1353 BTC for this block.
Block 938,048 is number 609 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 1,407 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 111,952 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 37,649 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.