About block 948,956
Bitcoin block 948,956 was mined by Braiins Pool on May 11, 2026 at 3:21 PM UTC, 4 min 19 s after block 948,955. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,011 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0111 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1361 BTC for this block.
Block 948,956 is number 1,437 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 579 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,044 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 26,915 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.