About block 948,009
Bitcoin block 948,009 was mined by ViaBTC on May 5, 2026 at 10:14 AM UTC, 22 min 34 s after block 948,008. 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 3,298 transactions in 1.72 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0320 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1570 BTC for this block.
Block 948,009 is number 490 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,526 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,991 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. ViaBTC found 91 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,970 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.