About block 948,952
Bitcoin block 948,952 was mined by Foundry USA on May 11, 2026 at 2:49 PM UTC, 23 min 31 s after block 948,951. 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 4,062 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0389 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1639 BTC for this block.
Block 948,952 is number 1,433 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 583 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,048 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 246 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,919 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.