About block 938,617
Bitcoin block 938,617 was mined by Foundry USA on February 27, 2026 at 7:25 PM UTC, 17 min 23 s after block 938,616. 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 3,753 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0367 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1617 BTC for this block.
Block 938,617 is number 1,178 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 838 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 111,383 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 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 251 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 37,276 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.