About block 938,501
Bitcoin block 938,501 was mined by Foundry USA on February 27, 2026 at 12:53 AM UTC, 8 min 20 s after block 938,500. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,810 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0162 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1412 BTC for this block.
Block 938,501 is number 1,062 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 954 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 111,499 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 248 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 37,375 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.