About block 948,472
Bitcoin block 948,472 was mined by Luxor on May 8, 2026 at 2:58 PM UTC, 4 min 55 s after block 948,471. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,083 transactions in 1.47 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0200 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1450 BTC for this block.
Block 948,472 is number 953 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,063 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,528 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. Luxor found 47 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,458 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.