About block 948,743
Bitcoin block 948,743 was mined by Foundry USA on May 10, 2026 at 7:11 AM UTC, 8 min 51 s after block 948,742. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,202 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0101 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1351 BTC for this block.
Block 948,743 is number 1,224 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 792 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,257 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 253 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,159 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.