About block 948,694
Bitcoin block 948,694 was mined by Braiins Pool on May 9, 2026 at 11:58 PM UTC, 2 min 3 s after block 948,693. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,805 transactions in 2.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0067 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1317 BTC for this block.
Block 948,694 is number 1,175 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 841 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,306 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. Braiins Pool found 21 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,216 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.