About block 938,696
Bitcoin block 938,696 was mined by Foundry USA on February 28, 2026 at 9:11 AM UTC, 2 min 6 s after block 938,695. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,032 transactions in 1.76 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0041 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1291 BTC for this block.
Block 938,696 is number 1,257 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 759 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 111,304 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 37,206 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.