About block 948,704
Bitcoin block 948,704 was mined by Foundry USA on May 10, 2026 at 2:01 AM UTC, 2 min 6 s after block 948,703. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,138 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0080 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1330 BTC for this block.
Block 948,704 is number 1,185 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 831 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,296 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 255 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,203 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.