About block 948,449
Bitcoin block 948,449 was mined by ViaBTC on May 8, 2026 at 10:31 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 948,448. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 165 transactions in 0.09 MB (5.3% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0013 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1263 BTC for this block.
Block 948,449 is number 930 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,086 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,551 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. ViaBTC found 90 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,485 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.