About block 938,974
Bitcoin block 938,974 was mined by ViaBTC on March 2, 2026 at 7:43 AM UTC, 4 min 9 s after block 938,973. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 714 transactions in 0.46 MB (35.4% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0069 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1319 BTC for this block.
Block 938,974 is number 1,535 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 481 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 111,026 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. ViaBTC found 90 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 36,958 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.