About block 948,273
Bitcoin block 948,273 was mined by Foundry USA on May 7, 2026 at 6:02 AM UTC, 24 min 58 s after block 948,272. 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 2,826 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 0.0246 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1496 BTC for this block.
Block 948,273 is number 754 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,262 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,727 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. Foundry USA found 252 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,683 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.