About block 948,293
Bitcoin block 948,293 was mined by Foundry USA on May 7, 2026 at 9:04 AM UTC, 21 min 55 s after block 948,292. 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 3,372 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0291 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1541 BTC for this block.
Block 948,293 is number 774 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,242 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,707 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 251 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,661 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.