About block 938,298
Bitcoin block 938,298 was mined by Foundry USA on February 25, 2026 at 3:12 PM UTC, 10 min 25 s after block 938,297. 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 3,237 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0314 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1564 BTC for this block.
Block 938,298 is number 859 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 1,157 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 111,702 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 37,418 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.