About block 938,980
Bitcoin block 938,980 was mined by Foundry USA on March 2, 2026 at 8:35 AM UTC, 1 min 39 s after block 938,979. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,388 transactions in 1.81 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0048 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1298 BTC for this block.
Block 938,980 is number 1,541 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 475 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 111,020 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. Foundry USA found 251 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 36,954 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.