About block 948,715
Bitcoin block 948,715 was mined by Foundry USA on May 10, 2026 at 3:22 AM UTC, 5 min 12 s after block 948,714. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,104 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0086 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1336 BTC for this block.
Block 948,715 is number 1,196 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 820 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,285 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 27,192 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.