About block 938,281
Bitcoin block 938,281 was mined by Foundry USA on February 25, 2026 at 12:50 PM UTC, 3 min 37 s after block 938,280. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,578 transactions in 1.71 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 0.0074 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1324 BTC for this block.
Block 938,281 is number 842 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 1,174 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 111,719 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 37,433 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.