About block 948,004
Bitcoin block 948,004 was mined by SECPOOL on May 5, 2026 at 9:26 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 948,003. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,325 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0053 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1303 BTC for this block.
Block 948,004 is number 485 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,531 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,996 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. SECPOOL found 40 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,975 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.