About block 948,513
Bitcoin block 948,513 was mined by ViaBTC on May 8, 2026 at 9:38 PM UTC, 3 min 3 s after block 948,512. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 708 transactions in 0.36 MB (23.4% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0048 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1298 BTC for this block.
Block 948,513 is number 994 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,022 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,487 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 27,415 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.