About block 948,584
Bitcoin block 948,584 was mined by ViaBTC on May 9, 2026 at 7:59 AM UTC, 19 seconds after block 948,583. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 587 transactions in 0.19 MB (10.1% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0032 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1282 BTC for this block.
Block 948,584 is number 1,065 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 951 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,416 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. ViaBTC found 90 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,340 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.