About block 948,342
Bitcoin block 948,342 was mined by Foundry USA on May 7, 2026 at 5:27 PM UTC, 4 min 24 s after block 948,341. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,177 transactions in 1.72 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 0.0219 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1469 BTC for this block.
Block 948,342 is number 823 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,193 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,658 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 27,605 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.