About block 948,869
Bitcoin block 948,869 was mined by Foundry USA on May 11, 2026 at 2:24 AM UTC, 1 min 6 s after block 948,868. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,722 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0037 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1287 BTC for this block.
Block 948,869 is number 1,350 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 666 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,131 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 247 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,017 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.