About block 938,604
Bitcoin block 938,604 was mined by Foundry USA on February 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM UTC, 25 min 10 s after block 938,603. 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 3,609 transactions in 1.49 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 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 938,604 is number 1,165 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 851 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 111,396 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 37,288 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.