About block 948,731
Bitcoin block 948,731 was mined by Foundry USA on May 10, 2026 at 6:22 AM UTC, 17 min 44 s after block 948,730. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,509 transactions in 1.77 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0224 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1474 BTC for this block.
Block 948,731 is number 1,212 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 804 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,269 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 27,175 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.