About block 948,188
Bitcoin block 948,188 was mined by Foundry USA on May 6, 2026 at 4:32 PM UTC, 8 min 37 s after block 948,187. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,470 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0341 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1591 BTC for this block.
Block 948,188 is number 669 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,347 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,812 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 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 252 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,776 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.