About block 938,842
Bitcoin block 938,842 was mined by Foundry USA on March 1, 2026 at 8:38 AM UTC, 21 min 38 s after block 938,841. 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 2,606 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0256 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1506 BTC for this block.
Block 938,842 is number 1,403 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 613 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 111,158 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 37,082 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.