About block 948,483
Bitcoin block 948,483 was mined by OCEAN on May 8, 2026 at 4:32 PM UTC, 1 min 2 s after block 948,482. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 458 transactions in 0.18 MB (10.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0028 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1278 BTC for this block.
Block 948,483 is number 964 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,052 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,517 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. OCEAN found 37 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,445 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.