About block 948,558
Bitcoin block 948,558 was mined by Foundry USA on May 9, 2026 at 4:38 AM UTC, 10 min 41 s after block 948,557. 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 5,630 transactions in 1.85 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0472 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1722 BTC for this block.
Block 948,558 is number 1,039 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 977 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,442 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 27,368 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.