About block 938,474
Bitcoin block 938,474 was mined by Foundry USA on February 26, 2026 at 9:00 PM UTC, 22 min 4 s after block 938,473. 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 3,775 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0507 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1757 BTC for this block.
Block 938,474 is number 1,035 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 981 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 111,526 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 246 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 37,397 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.