About block 948,606
Bitcoin block 948,606 was mined by ViaBTC on May 9, 2026 at 10:47 AM UTC, 36 seconds after block 948,605. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,347 transactions in 1.86 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, down from 6.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0463 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1713 BTC for this block.
Block 948,606 is number 1,087 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 929 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,394 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. ViaBTC found 90 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,316 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.