About block 948,972
Bitcoin block 948,972 was mined by Innopolis Tech on May 11, 2026 at 5:24 PM UTC, 10 min 48 s after block 948,971. 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 4,994 transactions in 1.71 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0208 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Innopolis Tech earned 3.1458 BTC for this block.
Block 948,972 is number 1,453 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 563 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,028 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. Innopolis Tech found 0 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,899 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.