About block 948,386
Bitcoin block 948,386 was mined by Foundry USA on May 8, 2026 at 1:22 AM UTC, 2 min 39 s after block 948,385. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,577 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0062 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1312 BTC for this block.
Block 948,386 is number 867 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,149 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,614 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 252 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,559 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.