About block 948,577
Bitcoin block 948,577 was mined by Foundry USA on May 9, 2026 at 7:42 AM UTC, 1 min 56 s after block 948,576. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,043 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% 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 0.0220 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1470 BTC for this block.
Block 948,577 is number 1,058 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 958 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,423 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 27,347 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.