About block 948,219
Bitcoin block 948,219 was mined by Foundry USA on May 6, 2026 at 9:50 PM UTC, 32 min 57 s after block 948,218. 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 4,189 transactions in 1.58 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 0.0415 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1665 BTC for this block.
Block 948,219 is number 700 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,316 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,781 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 27,742 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.