About block 938,197
Bitcoin block 938,197 was mined by Foundry USA on February 24, 2026 at 11:40 PM UTC, 11 min 54 s after block 938,196. 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 3,517 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0211 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1461 BTC for this block.
Block 938,197 is number 758 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 1,258 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 111,803 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 243 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 37,510 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.