About block 948,159
Bitcoin block 948,159 was mined by Braiins Pool on May 6, 2026 at 11:40 AM UTC, 14 min 4 s after block 948,158. 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 3,315 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0275 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1525 BTC for this block.
Block 948,159 is number 640 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,376 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,841 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. Braiins Pool found 20 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,807 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.