About block 948,032
Bitcoin block 948,032 was mined by Foundry USA on May 5, 2026 at 1:54 PM UTC, 4 min 38 s after block 948,031. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,070 transactions in 1.76 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0204 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1454 BTC for this block.
Block 948,032 is number 513 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,503 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,968 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 249 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,942 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.