About block 948,223
Bitcoin block 948,223 was mined by Binance Pool on May 6, 2026 at 10:45 PM UTC, 12 min 45 s after block 948,222. 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 2,167 transactions in 1.65 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 0.0185 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1435 BTC for this block.
Block 948,223 is number 704 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,312 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,777 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. Binance Pool found 0 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,738 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.