About block 938,599
Bitcoin block 938,599 was mined by Foundry USA on February 27, 2026 at 4:29 PM UTC, 8 min 0 s after block 938,598. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,610 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0313 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1563 BTC for this block.
Block 938,599 is number 1,160 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 856 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 111,401 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 250 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 37,293 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.