About block 948,893
Bitcoin block 948,893 was mined by Foundry USA on May 11, 2026 at 5:48 AM UTC, 10 min 35 s after block 948,892. 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 4,220 transactions in 1.69 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 0.0168 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1418 BTC for this block.
Block 948,893 is number 1,374 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 642 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,107 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 248 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,989 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.