About block 948,770
Bitcoin block 948,770 was mined by Foundry USA on May 10, 2026 at 12:32 PM UTC, 14 min 7 s after block 948,769. 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 3,177 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0209 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1459 BTC for this block.
Block 948,770 is number 1,251 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 765 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,230 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 27,130 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.