About block 938,438
Bitcoin block 938,438 was mined by Foundry USA on February 26, 2026 at 2:29 PM UTC, 11 min 0 s after block 938,437. 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 2,910 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0368 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1618 BTC for this block.
Block 938,438 is number 999 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 1,017 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 111,562 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 247 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 37,426 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.