About block 948,396
Bitcoin block 948,396 was mined by Foundry USA on May 8, 2026 at 3:07 AM UTC, 31 seconds after block 948,395. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,666 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0036 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1286 BTC for this block.
Block 948,396 is number 877 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,139 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,604 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 251 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,548 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.