About block 938,161
Bitcoin block 938,161 was mined by Foundry USA on February 24, 2026 at 6:22 PM UTC, 3 min 33 s after block 938,160. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,247 transactions in 1.79 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0128 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1378 BTC for this block.
Block 938,161 is number 722 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 1,294 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 111,839 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 242 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 37,543 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.