About block 948,451
Bitcoin block 948,451 was mined by Braiins Pool on May 8, 2026 at 10:37 AM UTC, 4 min 32 s after block 948,450. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,155 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0074 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1324 BTC for this block.
Block 948,451 is number 932 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,084 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,549 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. Braiins Pool found 20 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,483 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.