About block 938,740
Bitcoin block 938,740 was mined by OCEAN on February 28, 2026 at 5:01 PM UTC, 33 min 18 s after block 938,739. 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 3,398 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.7% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0482 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1732 BTC for this block.
Block 938,740 is number 1,301 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 715 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 111,260 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. OCEAN found 38 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 37,170 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.