About block 948,398
Bitcoin block 948,398 was mined by ViaBTC on May 8, 2026 at 3:09 AM UTC, 1 min 57 s after block 948,397. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 428 transactions in 0.24 MB (14.2% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0027 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1277 BTC for this block.
Block 948,398 is number 879 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,137 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,602 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. ViaBTC found 89 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,546 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.