About block 948,269
Bitcoin block 948,269 was mined by Foundry USA on May 7, 2026 at 4:57 AM UTC, 9 min 25 s after block 948,268. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,041 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0149 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1399 BTC for this block.
Block 948,269 is number 750 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,266 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,731 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 27,687 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.