About block 948,850
Bitcoin block 948,850 was mined by Foundry USA on May 11, 2026 at 12:51 AM UTC, 1 min 58 s after block 948,849. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,746 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0050 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1300 BTC for this block.
Block 948,850 is number 1,331 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 685 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,150 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 249 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,038 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.