About block 948,542
Bitcoin block 948,542 was mined by Foundry USA on May 9, 2026 at 2:07 AM UTC, 11 min 3 s after block 948,541. 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 4,557 transactions in 1.76 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0165 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1415 BTC for this block.
Block 948,542 is number 1,023 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 993 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,458 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. Foundry USA found 250 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,385 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.