About block 948,308
Bitcoin block 948,308 was mined by Braiins Pool on May 7, 2026 at 11:39 AM UTC, 11 min 18 s after block 948,307. 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 3,208 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0214 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1464 BTC for this block.
Block 948,308 is number 789 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,227 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,692 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. Braiins Pool found 20 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,645 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.