About block 948,968
Bitcoin block 948,968 was mined by AntPool on May 11, 2026 at 4:59 PM UTC, 40 seconds after block 948,967. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,966 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0036 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1286 BTC for this block.
Block 948,968 is number 1,449 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 567 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,032 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. AntPool found 195 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,903 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.