About block 948,609
Bitcoin block 948,609 was mined by Foundry USA on May 9, 2026 at 11:02 AM UTC, 5 min 50 s after block 948,608. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,731 transactions in 1.90 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, down from 5.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0506 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1756 BTC for this block.
Block 948,609 is number 1,090 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 926 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,391 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 251 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,313 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.