About block 948,540
Bitcoin block 948,540 was mined by Foundry USA on May 9, 2026 at 1:55 AM UTC, 16 min 42 s after block 948,539. 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 3,785 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0198 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1448 BTC for this block.
Block 948,540 is number 1,021 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 995 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,460 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 250 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,387 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.