About block 938,261
Bitcoin block 938,261 was mined by Foundry USA on February 25, 2026 at 9:24 AM UTC, 8 min 8 s after block 938,260. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,072 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0131 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1381 BTC for this block.
Block 938,261 is number 822 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 1,194 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 111,739 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 243 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 37,451 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.