About block 948,949
Bitcoin block 948,949 was mined by Foundry USA on May 11, 2026 at 2:10 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 948,948. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,154 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0087 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1337 BTC for this block.
Block 948,949 is number 1,430 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 586 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,051 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 246 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,922 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.