About block 948,459
Bitcoin block 948,459 was mined by Foundry USA on May 8, 2026 at 1:13 PM UTC, 13 min 25 s after block 948,458. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,037 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0355 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1605 BTC for this block.
Block 948,459 is number 940 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,076 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,541 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 27,474 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.