About block 948,898
Bitcoin block 948,898 was mined by Braiins Pool on May 11, 2026 at 6:36 AM UTC, 11 min 0 s after block 948,897. 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 5,662 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0135 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1385 BTC for this block.
Block 948,898 is number 1,379 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 637 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,102 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. Braiins Pool found 21 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,984 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.