About block 948,083
Bitcoin block 948,083 was mined by Foundry USA on May 5, 2026 at 9:46 PM UTC, 3 min 51 s after block 948,082. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,882 transactions in 2.24 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0154 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1404 BTC for this block.
Block 948,083 is number 564 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,452 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,917 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 251 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,888 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.