About block 938,497
Bitcoin block 938,497 was mined by Foundry USA on February 27, 2026 at 12:00 AM UTC, 2 min 43 s after block 938,496. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,820 transactions in 1.78 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0058 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1308 BTC for this block.
Block 938,497 is number 1,058 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 958 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 111,503 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 37,378 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.