About block 938,494
Bitcoin block 938,494 was mined by Braiins Pool on February 26, 2026 at 11:46 PM UTC, 17 min 48 s after block 938,493. 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 3,085 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0294 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1544 BTC for this block.
Block 938,494 is number 1,055 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 961 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 111,506 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. Braiins Pool found 21 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 37,381 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.