About block 948,589
Bitcoin block 948,589 was mined by Foundry USA on May 9, 2026 at 8:41 AM UTC, 8 min 46 s after block 948,588. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,083 transactions in 1.88 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 0.0413 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1663 BTC for this block.
Block 948,589 is number 1,070 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 946 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,411 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 27,335 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.