About block 948,385
Bitcoin block 948,385 was mined by ViaBTC on May 8, 2026 at 1:19 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 948,384. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 124 transactions in 0.07 MB (3.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0009 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1259 BTC for this block.
Block 948,385 is number 866 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,150 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,615 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. ViaBTC found 89 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,560 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.