About block 938,643
Bitcoin block 938,643 was mined by Foundry USA on February 28, 2026 at 12:52 AM UTC, 23 min 10 s after block 938,642. 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 3,266 transactions in 1.50 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 0.0307 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1557 BTC for this block.
Block 938,643 is number 1,204 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 812 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 111,357 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 253 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 37,252 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.